Trump impeachment: Democrats and Republicans clash over rules
23 January 2020 |
6:41 am
As the US Senate moves forward on Trump's impeachment trial, Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to rush the proceedings with an "absurdly compressed" schedule that keeps witnesses from testifying.
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