During former US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US election, Trump said he was willing to testify in person but ultimately did not speak to Mueller. Denying any wrongdoing, the Republican president has railed on Twitter and elsewhere against the impeachment inquiry and attacked witnesses by name. The hearings could pave the way for the House to approve articles of impeachment - formal charges - against Trump. At the first impeachment hearing last Wednesday, Republicans repeatedly blasted Democrats for not calling an anonymous whistleblower to testify publicly or behind-closed doors. President Trump is welcome to take a seat right there."

Source: bd News24 November 18, 2019 15:45 UTC