The former secretary of state who ran against Trump in 2016 said that she "did not come to that decision easily or quickly, but this is an emergency ”
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who ran against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, said in an interview exerpt released Tuesday that she is “favor of moving toward impeachment” and that"we are in a crisis."
The former first lady called Trump a “corrupt human tornado,” continuing that “the president of the United States is betraying our country on a daily basis.” The interview was published minutes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump over the president's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son's business dealings in the Eastern European country. "The president must be held accountable. No one is above the law," said Pelosi, who accused Trump of betraying his oath of office and endangering national security.
Trump tweeted after Pelosi’s announcement that the inquiry was “presidential harassment” and a “total witch hunt.”
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