Trump impeachment talk a 'sideshow' for markets
Markets reacted badly to news on Tuesday night that Democrats would begin the impeachment process against US President Donald Trump.
The consensus view among eight constitutional experts surveyed by Politico was that Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian president – in which Trump appeared to pressure his counterpart to do him a “favour” and investigate the son of a potential 2020 presidential opponent - meets the definition of an impeachable offence.
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