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Trump Says Articles of Impeachment Against Him Part of 'Witch Hunt'

Steve Herman

   WHITE HOUSE - The president of the United States is terming as a "witch
   hunt" the two impeachment counts unveiled against him Tuesday morning
   by House Democrats.

   Trump referred to that often used term again in a two-word tweet
   following the announcement by House committee chairs to proceed with
   the punitive legislation process against him.

     WITCH HUNT!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]December 10, 2019

   Trump also rejected House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler's
   statement on Tuesday that he had pressured Ukraine to interfere in next
   year's presidential election.

   "Both the President & Foreign Minister of Ukraine said, many times,
   that there "WAS NO PRESSURE," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Nadler and the
   Dems know this, but refuse to acknowledge!"

     Nadler just said that I "pressured Ukraine to interfere in our 2020
     Election." Ridiculous, and he knows that is not true. Both the
     President & Foreign Minister of Ukraine said, many times, that there
     "WAS NO PRESSURE." Nadler and the Dems know this, but refuse to
     acknowledge!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [2]December 10, 2019

   Nadler says his committee will meet this week to consider the charges
   of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

   The committee will need to vote on the articles of impeachment before
   they can be sent to the full House, controlled by the Democrats, for
   consideration.

   Lawmakers of both the Democratic and Republican parties predict Trump
   will be impeached in the House but not found guilty in a trial by the
   Senate, which is controlled by the president's party.

   White House officials also view the president's impeachment as
   inevitable and predict it will not harm -- and perhaps could even
   embolden --the base that supports him by the time of next November's
   national election.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1204414691910410242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1204414588650807302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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