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.
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.
House investigators are still pursuing testimony from witnesses behind closed doors, including from Trump’s acting chief-of-staff, Mick Mulvaney, who was subpoenaed on Thursday night but did not show up on Friday.
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