Trump is dragging down Biden with him as the Ukraine scandal threatens to upend his presidency

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• President Donald Trump is trying to drag former Vice President Joe Biden's name through the mud ahead of an election year and amid an escalating impeachment inquiry. 
• Trump in a July 25 phone call urged Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son.  
• Trump's primary allegation is that Biden squeezed Ukraine into firing its top prosecutor to the benefit of his son, but there's no evidence of this. 
• Even still, there's growing evidence Trump's efforts are successfully sowing doubts about Biden. 
• Biden's campaign advisers are worried that Trump is winning the messaging battle, as polling simultaneously shows a significant cohort of voters believe Biden probably pressured Ukraine to fire the prosecutor on his son's behalf.  
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The Ukraine scandal and related whistleblower complaint pose an existential threat to Donald Trump's presidency. 

The revelation that Trump urged a foreign power, in this case Ukraine, to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has sparked an impeachment inquiry in Congress. 

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