In the just-released transcript of a July 25 call, President Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for help in investigating alternative theories of 2016 election interference. Trump also asked Zelensky to look into the case of a Ukrainian prosecutor fired amid an investigation into a company that employed Trump rival Joe Biden’s son.

After opening pleasantries, Trump complained that European nations, especially Germany, did not do enough to aid Ukraine. Zelensky expressed his gratitude to the United States, with a tone bordering on obsequiousness, several times.