14 Nov 2019

Donald Trump public impeachment hearings begin

From Morning Report, 6:08 am on 14 November 2019

The first public hearings in Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry are under way in Washington.

The president is accused of improperly seeking help from Ukraine to boost his chances of re-election next year - something he denies.

The U.S House Intelligence Committee has called its first two witnesses - hoping to prove that Mr Trump attempted to bribe the Ukrainian President to investigate his political rival Joe Biden.

Politico's White House correspondent Josh Gerstein speaks to Kim Hill.