Trump’s impeachment trial starts with sparring over rules and witnesses
21 January 2020 - 23:37
Washington — US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in earnest in the Senate on Tuesday, with his chief legal defender attacking the case as baseless and a top Democratic legislators saying there was “overwhelming” evidence of wrongdoing.
Democrats have called on the Republican-controlled Senate to remove Trump from office for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former vice-president Joe Biden, a political rival, and then impeding the inquiry into the matter...
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