President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges at the White House, saying he ‘did nothing wrong.’
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, facing a bruising re-election campaign and possible further investigations in Congress, celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges on Thursday in a speech that drew on White House pomp to underscore the fact that he remained in office.
The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday voted to acquit Trump on charges brought by the Democratic-led House of Representatives, only the third time in U.S. history that a president has been impeached. “I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong. Nor do I like people who say ‘I pray for you,’ when they know that that’s not so,” Trump said at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.Pelosi said later that Trump’s comments were inappropriate, especially at a prayer breakfast.Asked if House Democrats could still work with the White House following impeachment: “That would be up to him. It certainly hasn’t changed in terms of us.
“There’s no such thing as eternal animosity,” she added. “Everybody is a possible ally in what comes next.”Senate Republicans voted to acquit Trump of abuse of power for pressing Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden, a contender to be the Democratic nominee in the Nov. 3 presidential election, and of obstructing a congressional investigation of the matter.
Democrats have expressed concern an acquittal would encourage a president who already challenges political norms, painting him as a threat to U.S. democracy and a demagogue who has acted lawlessly.Eleven Democrats are vying for the right to challenge Trump in November, but Trump heads into the campaign with the advantages of a powerful fundraising machine and near universal support from Republicans.
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