Democrats seize on report to press for key witnesses in Senate impeachment trial

Jan 03, 20200

Erin Schaff – New York Times count

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at a news conference about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.

WASHINGTON - Democrats on Thursday seized on a new report citing unredacted e-mails that bolster the case that President Donald Trump was directly involved in withholding military aid to Ukraine as he was seeking investigations that could benefit his re-election bid.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in pressing for key witnesses and documents to be included in a Senate impeachment trial of Trump after the report's release.

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