Trump news: Public impeachment hearings set to begin within weeks, as president travels to Mississippi for rally
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The House impeachment inquiry is zeroing in on two White House lawyers who allegedly played a role in the moving of a memo of Donald Trump’s controversial phone call with the leader of Ukraine to a highly-restricted computer system.
Investigators are seeking further details from John Eisenberg and Michael Ellis after two witnesses suggested officials took extraordinary steps to shield access to the memo.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump has announced he will be moving his permanent residence to Florida after leaving office, complaining that he has been “treated very badly” by political leaders in New York.
In response, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said: “Good riddance. It's not like Donald Trump paid taxes here anyway…”
In New York, The Independent visited Trump Tower, took a stroll through Central Park, and visited other hotspots in the city to find out if anyone was offended that Mr Trump had moved his permanent residence — and got a resounding, metaphorical shrug.
We also learned on Friday that a key Ukrainian official who was on the 25 July phone call with between Mr Trump and the Ukrainian president had been told not to discuss the call with anyone, after he raised concerns.
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Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of the late representative Elijah Cummings, is reportedly "thinking carefully" about running for the seat formerly occupied by her husband.
"I love Baltimore City, the counties of the 7th Congressional District, and the state of Maryland," she told the Washington Post. "I'm deeply committed to public service and I'm honored by the widespread encouragement I've received to continue Elijah's amazing legacy."
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