Summary
Trump Monday called on Republicans to "get tougher" in fighting the impeachment inquiry. His ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, who Tuesday agreed with Trump that the president was the victim of a "lynching" by Democrats, was scheduled to announce his resolution later Thursday.
However, it would place Republicans on the record on impeachment at a time when some cracks in Trump's support within his own party have appeared, including pointed criticism from Sen. Mitt Romney.
Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, accused Trump and his Republican congressional allies of hypocrisy for demanding that impeachment proceedings be done in public even as the administration withholds subpoenaed documents and tries to block testimony to House investigators.
Rather than focusing on the president's conduct, many Republicans have criticized the House inquiry as secretive and assailed Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff.
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