President Trump pushed back on news that impeachment articles are being drafted and said it sets a precedent that could be used to damage future presidencies.
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that the House would vote on Trump’s impeachment, he took to Twitter to blast the move.
“The Do Nothing, Radical Left Democrats have just announced that they are going to seek to Impeach me over NOTHING. They already gave up on the ridiculous Mueller ‘stuff,’ so now they hang their hats on two totally appropriate (perfect) phone calls with the Ukrainian President,” he said.
“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. The good thing is that the Republicans have NEVER been more united. We will win!” Trump added.
[Related: ‘Democrats should be ashamed’: White House admonishes House for moving forward with impeachment]
….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. The good thing is that the Republicans have NEVER been more united. We will win!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2019
The timeline for impeachment and details of the articles were not discussed during Pelosi’s announcement, but Democrats are hoping to vote on the articles before the House adjourns on Dec. 20.
