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The impeachment hearings are a battle between oligarchy and democracy | Heather Cox Richardson


Official US policy in Ukraine was to promote rule of law, but the Trump administration sided against it, hearings have shownSince the House of Representatives opened an impeachment inquiry in late September into the actions of Donald Trump over his withholding of aid to Ukraine, the Republican defenders of the president have dismissed the inquiry on the ground that hearings were held behind closed doors. On Wednesday, the House Intelligence Committee, charged by House speaker Nancy Pelosi with spearheading the investigation, answered those complaints by opening public hearings. Deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs George P …read more

Source:: The Guardian

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