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So, this is the key statement near the start of the transcript. Note the Trump says Ukraine hasn't been "reciprocal" -- which is fine for presidents to say -- yet then the rest of the transcript lays out Trump's requests. /1 
And, lets' not forget, those requests come right after Zelensky makes a direct plea to purchase Javeline missiles: /2
Trump's next two paragraphs are two distinct requests -- first, to look into 2016 and Crowdstrike: /3
And then, after Zelensky pledges to do so, Trump raises Biden: /4
The sequence is plain. Trump wants Ukraine to be "reciprocal." Zelensky raises his nation's defense needs, and Trump raises his investigation demands, including the request that Ukraine look into Joe and Hunter Biden. This is completely unacceptable. /end
