The impeachment resolution pushed by House Democrats would deny President Donald Trump the "most basic rights of due process," the Senate's top Republican said Wednesday, sharply criticizing the leaders behind the measure. The House was expected to vote Thursday as Democrats look to counter
WASHINGTON — The impeachment resolution pushed by House Democrats would deny President Donald Trump the"most basic rights of due process," the Senate's top Republican said Wednesday, sharply criticizing the leaders behind the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., used a floor speech to go after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., saying that"instead of setting a high bar, House Democrats seem determined to set a new low." Schiff has led interviews of key witnesses, seeking to establish that Trump abused his office by withholding crucial military aid to Ukraine in hopes of getting Ukraine's new government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
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