Donald Trump calls Democrats’ impeachment move ‘evil and corrupt’
The US president is betting his acquittal will add momentum to his 2020 re-election campaign
06 February 2020 - 21:16
Washington — US President Donald Trump called Democrats’ impeachment efforts evil and corrupt, a day after the Senate acquitted him, lifting the cloud of impeachment from his presidency as he heads into the election year.
“It was evil, it was corrupt, it was dirty cops, it was leakers and liars,” Trump said on Thursday in an address from the White House. “This should never happen to another president ever.”..
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