Sen. Lindsey Graham | Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Congress Graham urges Trump to release more details of call with Ukrainian president

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Monday repeatedly encouraged President Donald Trump to release further details of his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump reportedly pressured his foreign counterpart to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s son.

“I would urge him to continue to be as transparent as possible and tell us as much as he can without compromising executive privilege, so that we can understand what happened,” the South Carolina Republican told conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt during an interview on his show.


Though Graham described talks with other world leaders as “one of the most privileged matters any president would have,” he predicted that “you’re going to find more about that phone call in the coming days” and said Americans would be “surprised about the level of transparency” from the White House regarding the conversation with Zelensky.

“I believe that President Trump is going to blow you away with his willingness to disclose and be transparent about this phone call, because I think he did nothing wrong and he has nothing to hide,” Graham said.

“Get ready for some disclosures from the president that I think will exceed every expectation,” he added. “I can’t promise you this will happen, but I think the president will clear the air when it comes to the whistleblower allegation.”

The Wall Street Journal initially reported on Friday that the president pressured Zelenskiy roughly eight times during their summer phone call to work with Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani to investigate Biden’s son, and Trump confirmed Sunday that he discussed Biden, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, during his call with Zelenskiy.

The revelations came after a week of escalating tension between the executive and legislative branches regarding the contents of an explosive whistleblower complaint which reportedly detailed troubling statements Trump made during a conversation with a foreign leader.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire has refused to turn over the complaint to lawmakers, while House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has threatened legal action to gain access to the allegations leveled by an anonymous member of the intelligence community.

