Trump demands ‘immediate trial’ in Senate

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President Trump declared his desire for a trial in the Senate amid reports from House Democrats that they might not immediately transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate.

“So after the Democrats gave me no Due Process in the House, no lawyers, no witnesses, no nothing, they now want to tell the Senate how to run their trial,” Trump tweeted on Thursday evening. “Actually, they have zero proof of anything, they will never even show up. They want out. I want an immediate trial!”

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