House panel approves Donald Trump charges, sets up impeachment vote

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The move would trigger a trial of Trump in the Senate, where the Republican majority is expected to protect the president by voting against conviction and removal.

Trump, who rejects the impeachment process as a"witch hunt", sought to show he was hard at work during the vote, tweeting about a trade agreement reached with China.

"The president looks forward to receiving in the Senate the fair treatment and due process which continues to be disgracefully denied to him by the House," she said.The panel's fractious debate session on Thursday came to a surprising late-night end when Nadler abruptly postponed the votes, saying he wanted to give committee members time to"search their conscience" over the evidence presented against the president.

But Democrats said they did not want to be accused of taking such a momentous action against the president in the dead of night.

 

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