Speaker Pelosi accuses President Trump of a 'cover-up' after he lashed out at Democrats in tweets on Monday calling his impending Senate impeachment trial a 'witch-hunt.'
"'We demand fairness' shouts Pelosi and the Do Nothing Democrats, yet the Dems in the House wouldn’t let us have 1 witness, no lawyers or even ask questions. It was the most unfair witch-hunt in the history of Congress!" Trump wrote in one of a salvo of tweets Monday morning attacking Pelosi and Democrats on the impeachment issue as well as their criticism of his actions against Iran.
“We demand fairness” shouts Pelosi and the Do Nothing Democrats, yet the Dems in the House wouldn’t let us have 1 witness, no lawyers or even ask questions. It was the most unfair witch-hunt in the history of Congress!Trump and his allies have called for testimony from former Vice President Joe Biden — the president's request that Ukraine investigate Biden and his son Hunter lies at the heart of the impeachment inquiry — and from House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
Democrats have called for Senate testimony from top White House officials, including acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former national security adviser John Bolton, whom they say have firsthand knowledge of Trump's actions regarding Ukraine. Pelosi has withheld the impeachment articles from the Senate for weeks in what she says is a bid to ensure a fair process.
Over the weekend, Trump accused Pelosi and other Democrats of defending Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a drone strike ordered by Trump this month. Democrats have largely questioned Trump's strategy toward Iran and raised concerns that the strike, which was done without congressional approval.
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