• Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks with members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. House Democrats are opening the public phase of their impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump next week with some of their central witnesses to detail the president's pressure on Ukraine to investigate a political rival. | BLOOMBERG
    Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks with members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. House Democrats are opening the public phase of their impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump next week with some of their central witnesses to detail the president's pressure on Ukraine to investigate a political rival. | BLOOMBERG

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WASHINGTON – Impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival will reach a critical stage next week when a Democratic-led congressional committee holds its first public hearings on the issue.

In a move that raises the stakes ahead of a presidential election year, Democrats said on Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee would hold open hearings with three career U.S. diplomats who have expressed alarm about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.

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