The anonymous whistleblower set off the impeachment probe after Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call on July 25 to investigate the Bidens. The Ukraine president said there was no pressure. “President Trump’s pressure campaign was ‘out of bounds,’ and every time he insists that it was ‘perfect’ he is saying that he is above the law,” Pelosi said on Twitter. House Democrats consider the open hearings as crucial to building public support for a vote on articles of impeachment - formal charges - against Trump. Republicans have so far shown little interest in removing Trump from office.

Source: bd News24 November 13, 2019 11:13 UTC