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And the evaluation (by who, exactly) was that there actually was an Urgent Concern to follow through with an investigation??

In the scheme of world and domestic events, what actually was the "urgent concern" as you understand it to be??
Serious question.

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by the IG. Basically, the urgent concern (IMO) is that Trump and/or his proxies are using the authority of their official positions to benefit Trump personally

April 25, Biden launches campaign

May 1, Rudy G (speaking about his planned and later cancelled trip to the Ukraine) said "We’re not meddling in an election, we’re meddling in an investigation, which we have a right to do... There’s nothing illegal about it." “Somebody could say it’s improper. And this isn’t foreign policy — I’m asking them to do an investigation... because that information will be very, very helpful to my client". He also said that Trump "basically knows what I'm doing" and indicated that Trump supported it.

July 18, Trump admin informed officials that ~$400 million in aid to Ukraine was being withheld.

July 19, Volker (who has since resigned) texted Rudy G “Mr. Mayor—really enjoyed breakfast this morning, As discussed, connecting you here with Andrey Yermak, who is very close to President Zelensky.” After the call, Mr. Yermak—whom Mr. Giuliani has said he urged to have the Ukrainian government pursue an investigation into Joe Biden —told Mr. Giuliani he was “sure things will move quickly from today onwards and we will be able to take this relationship to a new level,” according to a text message viewed by the Journal.

July 25, six days after the text, Trump spoke to Zelensky on the phone (this is the conversation we have seen transcripts of).

August 00?, "Shortly after" July 25 phone call, Rudy G. met with Mr. Yermak in Spain and said that he was "pretty confident they’re going to investigate it.”