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House Democrats conceal testimony of 18th witness from Trump team

Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the intelligence community, arrives at the Capitol where he will go behind closed doors to be questioned about the whistleblower complaint that exposed a July phone call the president had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which Trump pressed for an investigation of Democratic political rival Joe Biden and his family, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Alex Swoyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Democrats clamoring for more witnesses at President Trump’s impeachment trial are concealing one of those questioned in the House investigation, President Trump’s defense team says.

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

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President Donald Trump pauses as he arrives at Miami International Airport en route to attend the Republican National Committee winter meetings, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Ready to fight: Trump looks beyond impeachment drama to reelection

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Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray reacts to the photographer after a protest outside the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Boris Johnson’s win on Brexit brings brawling to an end

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Susan Collins’ handwritten note to Chief Justice John Roberts prompted reprimand

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