Trump impeachment: Next round of public hearings announced
India TV NewsThe US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has unveiled the schedule for public hearings of eight more witnesses as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his dealings with Ukraine. Schiff, a California Democrat, announced on Twitter on Tuesday that the testimonies of the eight witnesses, all of whom had testified previously behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, will be held over three days next week, Xinhua reported. Specifically, Jennifer Williams, a special adviser to Vice President Mike Pence on Europe and Russia, and Alexander Vindman, a Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, will testify Tuesday morning. The Democrats have rejected Republicans' request for the whistleblower -- whose revelation of the Ukraine controversy triggered House Democrats' ongoing impeachment effort -- and former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter -- against whom Trump pursues an anti-corruption investigation from the Ukrainian government -- to testify.