Fury after Trump gives green light to meddling in 2020 poll

Reform: Kim Kardashian speaks as US President Donald Trump holds an event on second chance hiring and justice reform in the White House. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Allyson Chiu

More than a dozen 2020 Democratic presidential candidates attacked US President Donald Trump yesterday after he said he would consider taking information on his political challengers from a foreign government.

The remarks sparked a new wave of calls for impeachment and raised new concerns about the security of American elections.