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Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter

September 19, 2019 at 8:04 p.m. EDT
President Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall on Wednesday in Otay Mesa, Calif. (Evan Vucci/AP)

A whistleblower complaint about President Trump made by an intelligence official centers on Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter, which has set off a struggle between Congress and the executive branch.

The complaint involved communications with a foreign leader and a “promise” that Trump made, which was so alarming that a U.S. intelligence official who had worked at the White House went to the inspector general of the intelligence community, two former U.S. officials said.