US President Donald Trump slams Democrats over his impeachment

Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats over his December 18, 2019 impeachment by the House of Representatives and a delayed trial in the Republican-controlled Senate. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Trump called the impeachment a partisan "hoax", while claiming his innocence and criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who initiated an inquiry in September 2019 that led to his impeachment, reports Xinhua news agency.

"New polling shows that the totally partisan impeachment hoax is going nowhere. A vast majority want the do nothing Democrats to move on to other things now," Trump wrote. Trump made the remarks a day after Pelosi, who has withhold articles of Trump's impeachment, announced a plan on Friday to deliver them to the Senate, a key step for the trial to kick off. Pressure was building up on Pelosi, who is trying to give Democrats more leverage in setting rules for the trial in the Senate, where Republicans have a narrow majority. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has so far rejected Democrats' proposals, as he has garnered enough votes to move forward with the trial. (IANS)

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