Impeachment: five Republicans join vote for witnesses in Trump Senate trial
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5E4XK)
Impeachment trial thrown into disarray amid row over fresh testimony before deal struck to get proceedings back on track
Donald Trump was heading for acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial on Saturday, after Democrats bowed to political pressure and abandoned a dramatic late bid to call witnesses.
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