White House talking points for Republicans: ‘Nothing more than conspiracy theories’

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The White House is telling Republicans in Congress to dismiss the whistleblower report alleging President Trump abused his power as a secondhand conspiracy theory built on biased media reports.

The fresh talking points, forwarded to Republicans on Capitol Hill on Thursday and obtained by the Washington Examiner, sought to give Trump’s allies ammunition to debunk whistleblower allegations that Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden. The former vice president is a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

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