AP: Zelensky feared Trump was pressuring him to investigate Biden

Details: Staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, including then-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, were briefed on the meeting, meaning that U.S. officials knew early on that Zelensky felt pressured to investigate Biden.

• The sources said that notes on the meeting that circulated at the State Department indicate that Zelensky tried to hide the purpose of the May 7 meeting by claiming it was about energy policy.

The big picture: Zelensky later denied that he felt pressured while talking to reporters at the UN General Assembly meeting in September.

• House Republicans have defended Trump in impeachment hearings with Zelensky's public statements that he felt no pressure to open investigations.
• Democrats have argued that Ukrainian officials can't admit they felt pressured because they still rely on aid from the Trump administration.

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