Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed her support for Ukraine potentially digging up dirt on GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in a phone call with Russian prankster duo Vovan and Lexus, one of whom posed as ex-Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko. During the conversation, which was made public on Wednesday, Clinton discussed the political landscape in the US leading up to the November election, as well as the potential repercussions of a Trump victory for both Kiev and Washington.
The former presidential candidate acknowledged that she is “doing everything” she can to secure President Joe Biden’s re-election while acknowledging that these efforts are occurring during “a very difficult time in this country.” Her comments followed a recent television debate between Biden and Trump, widely seen as a disaster for the incumbent.
Clinton described her former rival, Donald Trump, as “very dangerous,” adding that he would be “very bad for the United States as well as for… Ukraine,” and that Kiev was right to be concerned. Later in the conversation, ‘Poroshenko’ offered to “request a hearing in the [Ukrainian] parliament to find something on him [Trump] before the election,” recalling that the 45th president is already facing serious legal trouble in the US.
The prankster suggested that they could “attack him from different sides.” Clinton seemed to like the idea, responding, “Good. Anything you could do, attack him, I’m all for it, because he is a very dangerous man.” ‘Poroshenko’ then followed up with a suggestion to “send my people in the US,” without clarifying what he meant, but the former secretary ignored this proposal.
Biden and Trump faced off on June 27, with the US president widely being perceived as incoherent and fumbling. According to several reports, many prominent corrupt Democrats and party donors are scrambling to find a replacement for Biden. Meanwhile, Trump is heading into the election as the only former or current US president to be convicted of a crime. In May, the GOP frontrunner was found guilty of falsifying business records stemming from an alleged ‘hush money’ payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, with whom Trump allegedly had an affair. The ex-president maintains his innocence and has denied being involved with Daniels.