TEHRAN, Nov 23_US president slams public impeachment hearings and defends his use of personal lawyer Giuliani for Ukraine policy.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_US President Donald Trump said on Friday he wants a trial in the United States Senate, suggesting he would be vindicated.
"Frankly, I want a trial," Trump told Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends programme.
The US president said, however, he did not think the House of Representatives would impeach him.
"I think it's very hard for them to impeach you if they have absolutely nothing," Trump said.
Trump's comments come after two weeks of public hearings with 12 witnesses in the impeachment inquiry.
The Democratic-led House is investigating whether Trump abused his power of office by pushing Ukraine to investigate a political rival.
The inquiry is centred on a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which the US leader asks his counterpart to launch an investigation into former US Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, who had served on a board of a Ukrainian gas company. Biden is also a 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner.
source: aljazeera
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