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Trump attacks Democrats over impeachment following call with military members | TheHill

posted onDecember 25, 2019
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Article snippet: MORE (D-Calif.) “hates the Republican Party” while insisting he’s in a “very good position” ahead of a Senate trial. “She hates the Republican Party. She hates all of the people that voted for me and the Republican Party and she’s desperate,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. “She got thrown out as Speaker once before," he continued. "I think it’s going to happen again. She’s doing a tremendous disservice to the country, and she’s not doing a great job. And some people think she doesn’t know what she’s doing." The president was responding to Pelosi’s decision to delay sending the House-passed articles of impeachment — which accuse him of abuse of power in his dealings with Ukraine and obstruction of Congress — to the Senate until she sees what the rules will look like for the impeachment trial in the upper chamber. Pelosi has expressed concerns that the GOP-controlled Senate, which is widely expected to acquit Trump, will not hold a fair trial. Trump was asked Tuesday whether he was concerned she could hold the articles indefinitely. “We’re in a very good position. Ultimately that decision is going to be made by [Senate Majority Leader] MORE,” Trump said. “He has the right to do whatever he wants. He’s the head of the Senate.” “People remember they treated us very unfairly,” Trump claimed of House Democrats. “Now they come to the Senate and they want everything.” Senate Minority Leader MORE, so they can testify about the administra... Link to the full article to read more

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