DNI Maguire: Future foreign leaders ‘might be more cautious’ talking to US after released transcript

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Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire suggested that future foreign leaders may change the way they “interact with” the president of the United States as a result of the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky getting released.

Maguire testified in front of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning in regards to the whistleblower’s complaint alleging that Trump improperly applied pressure to Zelensky to investigate former Vice President and 2020 Democratic front-runner Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. The transcript of their phone call was released publicly on Wednesday.

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