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Nada this is bbc world news repoing from wasn, i am nada tawfik. After packed week of testimony, President Trump fires back against the impeachment inquiry and says he wants a trial in the senate. ll have the latest on what lies ahead. Party leaders in the u. K. Get a grilling less than three weeks befo voters go to the polls. They get a chance to ask the questions. Ever dressed up like a girl nada the boy in the dress has something to sing about. Two of britains biggest stars te up to bri life. Book to nada for those watching on pbsr annd the globe, welcome to world news america. It has been a marathon week of impeachment hearings, and ea side is claiming t witnessed bap their claims. For democrats, it was a clear he president using his office to investigate a rival. From republicans, the argument remains that there is noirect evidence of a quid pro quo. And today President Trump made his case on the airwaves. Adjourned. Ss nada han 24 hours after two weeks of dramatic and contentious
Increasingly, every waking moment in washington seemed to hang on the latest revelations from these 12 us officials, called as fact witnesses by democrats to bolster their case that President Trump abused his office for personal political gain. With impeachment all but certain and pressure building, the president rang into his favourite programme, fox and friends, for a nearly hour long interview. Mr president , you expect an impeachment vote. Do you expect to get impeached, and would you say you embrace the idea of. No, i dont expect it. You dont expect it . You dont expect democrats will vote for this . I think its very hard for them to impeach when they have absolutely nothing. Still, the president has begun strategizing with republicans and claims he wants a senate trial. But what of the key question, whether a white house meeting in us aid was expressly tied to the ukrainians announcing investigations into the bidens . Perhaps the most damning testimony against the president came
Links following his bbc interview. The former Us National Security advisorjohn bolton has accused the white house of having denied him access to his personal twitter account since he resigned in september. In his first tweet in two months he wrote he also urged his followers to stay tuned for what he called a backstory. A senior official in the Us Administration said the white house had not denied mr bolton access to his account and didnt have the technical means to do so. Mr boltons comments come after a dramatic week at the impeachment hearings. On friday President Trump phoned into a fox News Programme and said he would welcome a full impeachment trial in the senate if the house of representatives votes to impeach him. Nada tawfik has more. Adjourned. Less than 2a hours after two weeks of dramatic and contentions public impeachment hearings ended, President Trump is out with his counter attack. Increasingly, every waking moment in washington seemed to hang on the latest revelations