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Biden, for First Time, Calls for Trump to Be Impeached

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   Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden has for the first time
   called for President Donald Trump to be impeached.

   "Donald Trump has violated his oath of office, betrayed this nation,
   and committed impeachable acts," former Vice President Biden said in
   New Hamshire on Wednesday.

   Trump responded on Twitter. "So pathetic to see Sleepy Joe Biden, who
   with his son, Hunter, and to the detriment of the American Taxpayer,
   has ripped off at least two countries for millions of dollars, calling
   for my impeachment - and I did nothing wrong. Joe's Failing Campaign
   gave him no other choice!," he said, without elaborating on the
   allegations of ripping off two countries for millions of dollars.

     So pathetic to see Sleepy Joe Biden, who with his son, Hunter, and
     to the detriment of the American Taxpayer, has ripped off at least
     two countries for millions of dollars, calling for my impeachment -
     and I did nothing wrong. Joe's Failing Campaign gave him no other
     choice!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]October 9, 2019

   The White House has said it will not participate in what it calls the
   "unconstitutional" impeachment inquiry into Trump.

   White House lawyer Pat Cipollone sent an eight-page letter to House
   Democratic leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who are looking
   into whether Trump broke the law by urging Ukraine to investigate
   Biden.

   Cipollone accuses the Democrats of violating "fundamental fairness and
   constitutionally mandated due process."

   He says they are denying Trump the opportunity to question witnesses
   and see the evidence they are using to decide whether he should be
   impeached.

   "All of this violates the Constitution, the rule of law, and every past
   precedent," Cipollone wrote, adding that inquiry is baseless, partisan,
   and an attempt to toss out the results of the 2016 presidential
   election.

   If a majority in the House of Representatives were to approve articles
   of impeachment against Trump, there would then be a trial in the
   Republican-controlled Senate where the president's legal team would
   have the chance to present a defense.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1181991604493656064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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