House marches toward Trump impeachment; he claims ‘assault’

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House marched toward a historic evening vote to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisting Congress must “defend democracy” by evicting him from the White House. Trump would be just the third American president to be impeached, a distinctive dark mark on his tenure.
Trump said that despite the Democrats’ patriotic talk, they were actually perpetrating &