As impeachment probe starts new phase, Trump promises another transcript

President Donald Trump on Tuesday dangled a new line of defense a day before Congress’ impeachment inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine goes public, promising to release details about another call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Trump over the weekend said he would likely release the transcript of that conversation on Tuesday, describing it to reporters as “very important,” before saying in a post on Twitter on Monday that he would release it “some time this week.”

Early on Tuesday, he continued to suggest it would be released “before week’s...