Defiant Trump bars ambassador from testifying at impeachment inquiry

US president slams congressional hearings as ‘kangaroo court’

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Donald Trump has been accused of obstruction after he prevented the US ambassador to the European Union from testifying to congressional impeachment hearings.

Gordon Sondland had been due to testify about the controversy over Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

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