A U.S. congressional panel on Friday gave President Donald Trump a deadline of one week to say whether his legal counsel intends to introduce evidence and call witnesses in upcoming impeachment proceedings that could lead to formal charges of misconduct within a few weeks. The Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee, which is due to begin weighing possible articles of impeachment against Trump next week, sent a two-page letter to the president setting a deadline of 5 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) on December 6 for the president’s counsel to specify intended actions under the committee’s impeachment procedures. The procedures set out rules …read more
Source:: Voice of America
