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https://apnews.com/69ba97b946c14b4f9d4d83577a05d22aDemocrats invite Trump to testify in impeachment inquiry
By JILL COLVIN15 minutes ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, listen as they wait to speak at an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, regarding the earlier oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the case of President Trump's decision to end the Obama-era, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), program. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON (AP) Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnesses appear publicly.
Pushing back against accusations from the president that the process has been stacked against him, Pelosi said Trump is welcome to appear or answer questions in writing, if he chooses.
If he has information that is exculpatory, that means ex, taking away, culpable, blame, then we look forward to seeing it, she said in an interview that aired Sunday on CBSs Face the Nation. Trump could come right before the committee and talk, speak all the truth that he wants if he wants, she said.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer echoed that suggestion.
If Donald Trump doesnt agree with what hes hearing, doesnt like what hes hearing, he shouldnt tweet. He should come to the committee and testify under oath. And he should allow all those around him to come to the committee and testify under oath, Schumer told reporters. He said the White Houses insistence on blocking witnesses from cooperating begs the question: What is he hiding?
The comments come as the House Intelligence Committee prepares for a second week of public hearings as part of its inquiry, including with the man who is arguably the most important witness. Gordon Sondland, Trumps ambassador to the European Union, is among the only people interviewed to date who had direct conversations with the president about the situation because the White House has blocked others from cooperating with what they dismiss as a sham investigation. And testimony suggests he was intimately involved in discussions that are at the heart of the investigation into whether Trump held up U.S. military aid to Ukraine to try to pressure the countys president to announce an investigation into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading 2020 candidate, and his son, Hunter.
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Democrats invite Trump to testify in impeachment inquiry (Original Post)
babylonsister
Nov 2019
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NCLefty
(3,678 posts)1. Trump is too crooked to go under oath. His lawyers told Mueller as much.
He's not good at the whole "truth thing."
BadgerKid
(4,541 posts)2. DT is having his body "audited" suddenly. Nt