Donald Trump says his impeachment declares war on democracy

Washington: US President Donald Trump wrote a letter fiercely attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic opposition for destroying American democracy by attempting a coup against the American head of state.

He said on Tuesday that the whole inquiry against him is “declaring open war on American Democracy” and demanded that the speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, “immediately cease this impeachment fantasy”, the Efe news reported.

“By proceeding with your invalid impeachment, you are violating your oaths of office, you are breaking your allegiance to the Constitution, and you are declaring open war on American democracy,” Trump said in the letter addressed to Pelosi the day before the House of Representatives is to vote for his impeachment on grounds of “obstruction of Congress” and “abuse of power.”

The unusually bitter six-page letter charges head-on against the Democratic opposition. “You are the ones interfering in America’s elections. You are the ones subverting America’s democracy. You are the ones Obstructing Justice. You are the ones bringing pain and suffering to our Republic for your own selfish personal, political, and partisan gain,” he said. This Wednesday a full session of the Lower House is set to vote on the charges against Trump, which will likely pass immediately due to the large Democratic majority, which will, in turn, be a green light for starting a process in the Senate for his removal from office, which will begin in January. Given the Republican control of the Upper House - 53 against 47 - and that impeachment requires a two-thirds majority to pass, the removal of Trump from office is highly improbable. (IANS)

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