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Trump Slams Impeachment ‘Witch Hunt’ In Oval Meeting With Turkish President Erdoğan

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday railed against the House impeachment inquiry during an Oval Office meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling it a “witch hunt” and a “hoax.”

Trump also said he had been too busy to watch Wednesday’s hearing and hadn’t been briefed, while accusing House Democrats of using “television lawyers” to conduct their questioning.

“I’m too busy to watch it. It’s a witch hunt, it’s a hoax, I’m too busy to watch it. So, I’m sure I’ll get a report,” Trump told reporters when asked whether he had been watching the hearing.

“There’s nothing — I have not been briefed. There’s nothing there. I see they’re using lawyers that are television lawyers, they took some guys off television. You know. I’m not surprised to see it, because [House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam] Schiff can’t do his own questions,” Trump continued.

The House Intelligence Committee began its public impeachment hearings on Wednesday with testimony from two State Department officials about the Trump administration’s policy on Ukraine.

Trump is set to join Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a joint news conference at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. 

Trump is meeting with Erdoğan roughly a month after he announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria, paving the way for a Turkish military operation in the region and sparking criticism from some of the president’s strongest defenders on Capitol Hill.

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