Senate blocks Democrats’ pretrial demand for Trump documents

(Worthy News) – President Trump’s impeachment trial opened with a vote to block a subpoena for White House documents related to Democratic allegations the president abused the power of his office by withholding security aid from Ukraine.

The Senate Republican majority defeated a measure 47-53 offered by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanding the White House turn over a trove of documents stemming from Trump’s conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Republicans stayed unified in opposition to the move by Schumer, a New York Democrat. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]