Trump says impeachment will become routine after Democrats push ahead


  • World
  • Thursday, 05 Dec 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a welcoming ceremony at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said a decision by House Democrats to pursue articles of impeachment against him means that future presidents will routinely face impeachment threats from lawmakers.

"This will mean that the beyond important and seldom used act of Impeachment will be used routinely to attack future Presidents. That is not what our Founders had in mind," Trump tweeted.

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