Consequential, but dull: Trump impeachment hearings begin without a bang


  • World
  • Thursday, 14 Nov 2019

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), flanked by ranking member Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Republican counsel Steve Castor, delivers remarks after Ambassador Bill Taylor, charge d'affaires at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine; and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, testify before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers tried their hand at reality television with mixed results on Wednesday as they presented arguments to the American public for the impeachment of a former star of the genre, Donald Trump.

Unlike the best reality TV shows - not to mention the Trump presidency itself - fireworks and explosive moments were scarce, however.

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