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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said that Republican President Donald Trump is \u201cimpeached for life\u201d regardless of \u201cany gamesmanship\u201d by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, she defended her decision to temporarily delay the Senate\u2019s impeachment trial of the president and accused McConnell of orchestrating a \u201ccoverup\u201d of Trump\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n\n \u201cWhat we think we accomplished in the past few weeks is that we wanted the public to see the need for witnesses,\u201d Pelosi said.<\/p>\n\n \u201cNow the ball is in their court to either do that or pay the price,\u201d noted Pelosi, who said on Friday that she would send the articles of impeachment against Trump over to the Senate next week.<\/p>\n\n Pelosi censured McConnell for signaling that he is not interested in fully considering the House\u2019s charges in the Senate that will almost certainly result in Trump's acquittal.<\/p>\n\n \u201cDismissing is a coverup. Dismissing is a coverup. If they want to go that route again, the senators who are thinking now about voting for witnesses or not \u2014 they will have to be accountable for not having a fair trial,\u201d she said on ABC News\u2019s \u201cThis Week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Trump: Senate giving impeachment 'credibility' by holding trial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Trump on Sunday said that Republicans were giving credibility to the impeachment inquiry by holding a trial in the Senate.<\/p>\n\n The president appeared to urge Senate Republicans to reject the idea of holding a trial at all.<\/p>\n\n \"Many believe that by the Senate giving credence to a trial based on the no evidence, no crime, read the transcripts, 'no pressure' Impeachment Hoax, rather than an outright dismissal, it gives the partisan Democrat Witch Hunt credibility that it otherwise does not have. I agree!\" Trump tweeted.<\/p>\n\n Many believe that by the Senate giving credence to a trial based on the no evidence, no crime, read the transcripts, \u201cno pressure\u201d Impeachment Hoax, rather than an outright dismissal, it gives the partisan Democrat Witch Hunt credibility that it otherwise does not have. I agree!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Trump said the upcoming Senate impeachment trial \"should not even be allowed to proceed.\"<\/p>\n\n \"Why should I have the stigma of Impeachment attached to my name when I did NOTHING wrong?\" he added in another tweet. \"Read the Transcripts! A totally partisan Hoax, never happened before. House Republicans voted 195-0, with three Dems voting with the Republicans. Very unfair to tens of millions of voters!\"<\/p>\n\n Why should I have the stigma of Impeachment attached to my name when I did NOTHING wrong? Read the Transcripts! A totally partisan Hoax, never happened before. House Republicans voted 195-0, with three Dems voting with the Republicans. Very unfair to tens of millions of voters!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The Senate impeachment trial of Trump could begin as early as Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n Last week, Trump claimed he \u201cdid not really care\u201d about the trial in the Senate following his impeachment by the House, but he would be happy to have a trial.<\/p>\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t really care. It doesn\u2019t matter. As far as I\u2019m concerned I\u2019d be very happy with a trial because we did nothing wrong,\u201d Trump told reporters on December 31.<\/p>\n\n The Republican president reiterated that he considered his impeachment by the Democratic-led House a hoax.<\/p>\n\n Trump and his Republican allies have attacked the impeachment effort as illegitimate.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n
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