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Newsdeck: Democrats launch first salvo at Trump impeachment trial, say U.S global standing at stake
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected and warned that America’s global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him. …read more Source:: Daily...
WATCH: President is a despot and a cheat, Trump trial is told
Washington – Donald Trump was on Wednesday night branded a “despot” who tried to cheat to win an election as the case against him was set out at his impeachment trial. Lead Democratic prosecutor Adam Schiff accused the US President of setting up a corrupt scheme to put pressure on Ukraine to help him win the race for the White...
Rules finally set, Senate to hear case for pulling Trump from office
Washington – The US Senate was poised to hear opening arguments on Wednesday in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, with Democratic House managers set to make their case that Trump abused power and should be removed from office. After late-night deliberations over the rules that will govern the process, the trial was on fast-track,...
US Senate rejects Democrats on documents, witness in Donald Trump impeachment trial
Washington – The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favourable to Trump. As the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history began in earnest,...
Democrats demand Trump’s lawyer testify at impeachment trial
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...
News24.com | Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
Iran’s civil aviation authority has confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner that was brought down earlier this month, in a preliminary report posted on its website. …read more Source::...
Iran asks US, France for equipment to download Ukrainian plane’s black boxes
Dubai – Iran has requested equipment it says it needs from US and French authorities to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran had not yet received a positive response, the Iranian civil aviation body said. Canada, Ukraine and other nations who had citizens on the flight in which all 176...
Historic Trump impeachment trial to begin in earnest
President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial begins in earnest Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him — and quickly, if possible. Four months after the Ukraine scandal exploded and went on to overshadow the end of Trump’s term, and 10 months before...
Trump impeachment: Lawyers demand acquittal in legal, political defence
Washington – US President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the Democratic-led House of Representatives’ impeachment charges and called for their immediate dismissal by the Republican-led Senate in a memo offering a legal and political case against his removal. The 116-page Trial Memorandum sought to undercut charges that the Republican...
Key arguments in Donald Trump’s defence as impeachment trial to begin
Washington – The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday. Trump, who is only the fourth of 45 American presidents to face the possibility of being ousted by impeachment, submitted his most detailed arguments to date...
