World – Democrats accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of trying to rig U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and demanded the president’s top lawyer be made a possible witness in the case.
Hours before the start of Trump’s trial in the Republican-controlled Senate on charges he abused power and obstructed Congress, Democrats said the rules proposed by McConnell would prevent witnesses from testifying and bar evidence gathered by investigators.
McConnell unveiled a plan on Monday that would execute a potentially quick trial without new testimony or evidence, and give House Democratic prosecutors and Trump lawyers 48 hours, evenly split, to present …read more
Source:: Independent Online
