::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Partisan stronghold over impeachment process hovers as public impeachment hearing starts (The Slice): "The impeachment hearing is based on a constitutional standard and needs to run its course," Mayor Pete Buttigieg stated recently about the GOP push back as the challenge to presidency of Donald J. Trump. These are empty words to House Republicans who are seemingly ignoring the fact that the Democratic run House has the authority to establish the rules for the impeachment process, a privilege that goes to the party that holds the majority in the chamber -- in this case, the Democrats. Republicans generally view the impeachment inquiry and subsequent hearing stemming from Pres. Donald Trump's July 25 phone call with the leader of the Ukraine a "sham," constantly complaining that the closed-door hearings are keeping the testimonies of key players from the public. Democrats and Republics are currently in a partisan tug-of-war over who will...

OPINION by Mona Austin On Wednesday a public impeachment hearing featuring two key witnesses of the controversial July 25 phone conversation between Pres. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky of the Ukraine will be televised. There is something the American people should know before tuning in: while you are watching, Trump will be tweeting, "There was no quid pro quo. . .The call was perfect " The echo of this line lingers in the minds of millions who have heard it repeated to media over the last seven weeks from the Oval office to his shouted responses to questions when departing the White House under the loud propeller sound of Marine 1. The former reality TV star, knows how to hold audience with the masses and will continue to direct those watching about what to pay attention to. The Democrats' goal is to prove the president betrayed his oath of office when asking Zelenskiy to investigate his political rival Vice Pres. Joe Biden's son Hunter Bid...