President Trump Responds After Pelosi Invites Him to Testify During Impeachment Hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) – The most anticipated witness in this week’s impeachment hearings may be Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who spoke multiple times to President Donald Trump about Ukraine policy.

The hearings resume Tuesday, with Sondland set to testify Wednesday morning.

Gordan Sondland. Courtesy U.S. State Department.

Testimony last week revealed that at least three people overheard a July phone call in which Trump and Sondland discussed efforts to push Ukraine for investigations into Democrats, including rival Joe Biden. Seven other witnesses are scheduled to testify publicly this week.

Three State Department officials have already testified about their concerns as Trump pushed Ukraine to investigate Democrats and withheld military aid.

President Trump Trump has said the impeachment process is stacked against him and is nothing more than a “witch hunt.”

Meantime, during an interview aired on CBS’ ‘Face the Nation, “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump would be welcome to appear before investigators or answer questions in writing.

Trump responded via Twitter this morning:

 

(Associated Press)