Republicans slam Trump impeachment inquiry announcement

The Republican Party has slammed an announcement by the Democratic congressional leadership that it was launching an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, calling the move a partisan witch-hunt.

After months of resisting an impeachment investigation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced that she was instructing six House committees to continue their existing Trump probes “under that umbrella of impeachment inquiry”, reports Efe news.

House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy dismissed the legitimacy of the impeachment proceedings.

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