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Democrats to press for impeachment witnesses throughout trial


Chuck Schumer will keep fighting to have witnesses at trial. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trump’s pending impeachment trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he will press Republicans to accept four witnesses, including John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, even if the Senate rejects testimony at the start of the trial to determine whether Trump should be convicted of abusing his power and obstructing Congress over Ukraine.
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