Trump impeachment: Pressure builds as public probe hears new claims

Donald Trump has dismissed the impeachment probe as a "witch hunt" and said he was "too busy" to watch the first public hearings on November 13, 2019.

What you need to know:

  • Two top US diplomats delivered gripping testimony about Donald Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Bidens.
  • Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power by using US military assistance and a possible White House meeting to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into opening a probe into the Democrat Biden and his son Hunter, who served on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma.
  • Asked about the new allegations, while hosting his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House, Trump replied: "First time I've heard it."