President Trump's impeachment trial begins – but Democrats not happy – Sky News, Sky.com
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Donald Trump’s impeachment trial has begun in the Senate, but Democrats have already claimed the process for the hearing is unfair.
The Republican president, who is 4, miles away from Washington in Davos, Switzerland, is charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after investigations by the lower House of Representatives, which the Democrats control.
The case has now moved to the upper house, the Republican-dominated Senate, which will have the final say and decide whether he is guilty.
But the vote is expected to be mostly along party lines and it is therefore unlikely he will be removed from office.
Mr Trump is accused of trying to pressure Ukraine into investigating his political rival, Democrat Joe Biden, by threatening to withhold military aid.
The US president has dismissed the charges as a “hoax” and a “witch-hunt”.
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