WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump isn't watching the public House impeachment hearings against him.
That's according to Stephanie Grisham, the president's chief spokeswoman. Grisham tells reporters by email that Trump is participating in meetings in the Oval Office.
She writes: "Not watching. He's working."
Trump is scheduled around noon to receive Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) for meetings, including a separate gathering with senators invited by the White House. Trump and Erdogan are also slated to hold a joint news conference at the White House.
Trump opened Wednesday by lashing out on Twitter at the inquiry and the two career U.S. diplomats who are testifying.
The inquiry focuses on a July telephone call in which Trump sought to get the leader of Ukraine to investigate Trump's political rivals.
Trump denies wrongdoing and has described the conversation as "perfect."