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Trump says he’s open to trial witnesses — but backtracks

11:39 pm January 22, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is open to new witnesses at his impeachment trial, a major demand by Democratic prosecutors, but he immediately backtracked, suggesting it could never happen despite what he said was his willingness. Separately, Trump’s lawyers let a deadline pass without filing a motion to outright dismiss the […]

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Trump wants ‘significant’ drop in Taliban violence for Afghan talks

10:25 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump told Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said he wants to see a “significant” drop in violence by Taliban guerrillas before “meaningful” negotiations can happen. At the meeting of the two presidents in Davos, Switzerland, “President Trump reiterated the need for a significant and lasting reduction in violence by the […]

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President Donald Trump says he’s open to witnesses as trial rules are set

8:47 pm January 22, 2020

WASHINGTON: The US Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now Democratic demands for more witnesses to expose what they deem Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses. Trump himself said Wednesday he wants top aides to testify, but qualified that […]

Trump ‘would have loved’ to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos

7:29 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would have loved to have met Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg at Davos but added that she should not focus her anger on the United States. “I would have loved to have seen her,” Trump told reporters before leaving the luxury Swiss resort, while claiming that […]

Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes

9:05 pm January 21, 2020

Davos, Switzerland: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s led a “spectacular” turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change issues that are a focus of this year’s gathering of top business and political leaders in the Swiss Alps. Trump kept to […]

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