Trump Courts Senators Ahead of Impeachment

“President Trump, in a private lunch Thursday with Senate Republicans, repeatedly praised his own decision to release a rough transcript of the July 25 call with the Ukrainian president that has become a central focus of the House’s impeachment inquiry,” the Washington Post reports.

“The White House invited just over a half-dozen of the president’s staunchest allies in the Senate, where many members have refrained from commenting directly on the unfolding case, arguing they will effectively serve as jurors in any impeachment trial.”