Donald Trump flails as Joe Biden accuses him of trying to 'hijack' election – live news

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President tweets his frustration at Ukraine scandal as former vice-president tries to maintain focus on 2020 campaign
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In Nancy Pelosi’s morning interview with MSNBC, the House speaker said she believed that Trump had left her caucus with “no choice” but to impeach him.
"This is no cause for any joy. This is a very sad time for our country." --@SpeakerPelosi pic.twitter.com/b26WiSj5fY
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Bloomberg News has now obtained footage of Trump’s remarks at a private event with UN staffers yesterday.
In it, the president is heard comparing the whistleblower’s sources to a “spy” and saying, “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart with spies and treason, right? We used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”
EXCLUSIVE: Watch the video that shows Trump slamming the Ukraine whistle-blower as "close to a spy" https://t.co/sykPHFo0qn pic.twitter.com/lSkTQfi1kK Continue reading...

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