What is bribery? Trump impeachment hearing highlights Democrats’ dilemma


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  • Thursday, 05 Dec 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What is bribery? The question was robustly debated by legal experts on Wednesday during a congressional hearing in the impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The back-and-forth highlights a dilemma faced by Democrats seeking to remove Republican Trump from office - whether to make "bribery" one of the formal charges or to use broader wording such as "abuse of power."

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