DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he was unconcerned about the impeachment inquiry as witnesses’ testimony becomes public but did not want to support the process by letting his top aide testify behind closed doors on Friday [11-8-19]. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump dismissed transcripts of closed-door testimony from other U.S. officials released so far this week as Democrats in the House of Representatives investigate allegations that the Republican president pressured Ukraine to investigate his domestic political rivals. He also criticized House Democrats for moving their inquiry to the public eye with open hearings next week…Trump accused Democrats of looking for people who hated him and said he was not familiar with most of the witnesses, who include a number of top U.S. State Department officials, among others.”
–Reuters Staff, “Trump says he’s not worried as public impeachment hearings loom,” Reuters, November 8, 2019 7:14 am