Given the complexity of it and all the angles involved, here’s an explainer that covers the major points.
1. What did Trump allegedly ‘promise,’ and what’s the big deal?
The big, unanswered questions here are essentially: Did Trump make some kind of promise to a foreign government (apparently Ukraine) that would involve using official government resources for personal gain? And if he didn’t make a promise, how persistent were his efforts to gain foreign assistance?
View the complete September 20 article by Aaron Blake on The Washington Post website here.