Does the mysterious whistleblower complaint have to do with Trump's attempt to stop Joe Biden?

Until all the facts are revealed (assuming they ever are; Trump’s consigliere, Bill Barr, is on this), we’re left with mere speculation about the whistleblower complaint involving Donald Trump and a foreign leader.

Here’s one plausible scenario, from Susan Simpson, a Washington attorney and blogger.

I have no idea if there’s anything to this, but it sure seems plausible.

The White House's readout of the July 25th call contained nothing of substance, but Ukraine's readout noted that Trump was focused on Ukraine's ability to “complete investigations into corruption cases that have hampered Ukraine-US cooperation.”https://t.co/Fl6lZd2lOo

— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) September 19, 2019

The day following this call, US Special Rep Volker had his own meeting with President Zelensky. And, a few days after that, Trump's personal attorney Giuliani flew to the Spanish countryside for a secret meeting with Zelensky's right-hand man, Yermak. https://t.co/wSC4P908RI

— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) September 19, 2019

Under this hypothetical scenario, Trump wouldn't need to make inappropriate promises over a call. Instead, Trump would just need to say something that would confirm for Zelesky that, later, when Trump's agents make promises to Ukraine in secret, they do so on his knowing behalf.

— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) September 19, 2019

Giuliani has admitted that he flew to Spain to pressure the Ukrainian president's aide into launching a criminal investigation into Joe Biden. I wonder if perhaps, in addition to offering a stick, Giuliani was also there to offer some kind of carrot. https://t.co/Fd69MWYzY9 pic.twitter.com/pGz59z9LnJ

— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) September 19, 2019

There seems to be a lot of smoke here. Zelensky’s spokesperson recently replied “no comment” when asked whether Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate Biden. So that’s not exactly a denial, is it?

ZelenskyÃ¢Â€Â™s spokeswoman has just given me a Ã¢Â€Âœno commentÃ¢Â€Â to anything related to that July 25th call.
I asked her whether Trump asked Zelensky to start investigation into Biden in return for US military support.

— Jonah Fisher (@JonahFisherBBC) September 19, 2019

This is getting curiouser and curiouser.

Needless to say, if Trump tried to use his office to force an ally to take down a political opponent, that’s impeachable. At the very least.

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