Analysis

Impeachment fight far from just another Washington circus

Australians, too, have a stake in the battle to impeach Donald Trump, even if it doesn’t seem immediately apparent, argues Jacob Greber in Washington.

Jacob GreberSenior correspondent

Updated Nov 20, 2019 – 3.21pm, first published at 3.13pm

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Washington | Much as it looks and feels like just another crazy Washington circus with a preordained ending, the impeachment of Donald Trump has reached a critical phase.

After a marathon day of testimony on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) involving no fewer than four Trump administration officials with first-hand knowledge, the evidence increasingly points to a president who brazenly sought to heavy his Ukrainian counterpart for personal political gain.

Jacob Greber was The Australian Financial Review’s senior political correspondent.