Trump Issues Fiery Letter to Pelosi over Impeachment: ‘You Are the Ones Subverting America’s Democracy’ – By Tobias Hoonhout (National Review) / Dec 17 2019
President Trump claimed “more due process was afforded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials” than has been afforded to him throughout impeachment proceedings in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, just one day before the full House will vote on articles of impeachment.
“The Articles of Impeachment introduced by the House Judiciary Committee are not recognizable under any standard of Constitutional theory, interpretation, or jurisprudence,” Trump wrote. “They include no crimes, no misdemeanors, and no offenses whatsoever. You have cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment!”
In the six-page letter, the president tackles both articles of impeachment — “abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress” — and claims that Pelosi is obsessed with overturning the result of the 2016 election.
“You have developed a full-fledged case of what many in the media call Trump Derangement Syndrome and sadly, you will never get over it!” Trump declares. “ . . . You have spent three straight years attempting to overturn the will of the American people and nullify their votes. You view democracy as your enemy!”
The president spends a large portion of the letter touting the economic gains made under his administration and contrasting his record with Democratic appeals for “extreme policies.”
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