Trump, Democrats cross swords over powers as 2020 election looms

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Congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump are locked in a constitutional showdown over their powers to investigate him, exchanging ...

WASHINGTON: Congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump are locked in a constitutional showdown over their powers to investigate him, exchanging threats that present risks for both sides as they head into the 2020 election.

His remarks came after Attorney General William Barr, a Trump appointee, refused to attend the same hearing before Nadler's committee, which is examining Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and Trump's efforts to stifle the probe.

They stressed Barr's readiness to defend his handling of the Mueller report before a Republican-controlled Senate panel on the day before he skipped the House hearing. A Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll showed the public split evenly over impeachment, with 40 per cent in favour and 42 per cent against it.

 

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