'Weaponizing the whistleblower': Trump advisers claim Democrats involved in complaint

The detailed format and careful drafting of the whistleblower complaint on President Trump’s Ukraine call suggests a coordinated effort to “weaponize” the intelligence community against him, current and former administration officials charge.

The complaint, released on Thursday morning, came after the launch of an “impeachment inquiry” by House Democrats. It claimed the president used his office to seek help from Ukraine in the 2020 election by asking for an investigation into Joe Biden and his son Hunter, and that White House officials then tried to “lock down” records of the July telephone call.