Trump wants Pelosi, Schiff as impeachment witnesses

LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that senators will "pay a price" if they block new witnesses in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but the president quickly retorted that she and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff should also testify. The House plans to vote this week to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate for the historic trial on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over Trump's actions toward Ukraine. It will be only the third impeachment trial in American history. "It's about a fair trial," Pelosi told ABC's "'This Week." "We've done our job. We have defended the Constitution of the United States. We would hope the Senate would do that as well." She warned: "Now the ball is
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