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08/02/2020 GMT

Trump fires two impeachment witnesses

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US President Donald Trump fires two impeachment witnesses

President Donald Trump has sacked two senior officials who gave testimony during his impeachment inquiry.

Also on the programme: US Democratic Party presidential contenders have moved on to the state of New Hampshire following this week's Iowa caucus, in which Pete Buttigieg narrowly beat Senator Bernie Sanders. And: Indian PM Narendra Modi hopes to retake New Delhi in state elections which begin today. 

(Photo: US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies during the House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into the US president on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty Images)

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