Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday that Ukraine "no doubt" felt pressured to conform to President Donald Trump's wishes and there is very clear evidence of a quid pro quo arrangement.
The Trump administration has repeatedly dismissed allegations of quid pro quo regarding conversations asking Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. But officials have been making statements under oath that U.S. military aid was made contingent on Ukraine opening such an investigation.
"No doubt they felt pressure. Of course they would feel pressure," Murphy - a Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - said on CNN's "State of the Union." "And, of course, Zelensky is going to try to put the best spin on this that he can because he is still in a dependent relationship with the United States."
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