Trump Starts Impeachment Battle With Self-Inflicted Wounds
- President draws new rebukes after seeking China probe of Biden
- Starts weekend with attack on Romney, one of few GOP critics
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President Donald Trump’s battle against an accelerating impeachment inquiry is growing tougher after a week of damaging revelations and self-inflicted wounds that emboldened Democrats and put the White House on defense.
The president added to the frenzy by publicly calling on Ukraine and China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, echoing the conduct that sparked the impeachment effort -- that the president is leveraging his power to target a political enemy. On top of that, closed-door depositions and the release of a series of text messages bolstered the case further. On Saturday, he lashed out against one of his few Republican critics.