U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers resume their impeachment defense Monday, as Democrats renew calls for witnesses in the Senate trial after accounts emerged of Trump telling his then national security adviser John Bolton he wanted to withhold military aid to Ukraine until it launched an investigation of a key Democratic rival.The New York Timesfirst reported the allegations Sunday that appear in Bolton’s upcoming book, “The Room Where It Happened,” and they were later confirmed by other news organizations who spoke to people familiar with the text.Trump is currently on trial in the Senate on two articles of impeachment, one of …read more
Source:: Voice of America
