Trump dismisses prospects of a third impeachment
Following the midterm election results, President Donald Trump dismissed threats of another impeachment effort from Democrats and claimed his past two impeachments ultimately worked to his advantage.
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President Donald Trump sat down with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday and expressed doubts that Democrats will attempt to impeach him a third time once they retake Congress in January.
Trump spoke with correspondent Ross Douthat for his first sit-down interview since the midterm elections, in which the Democratic Party made historic gains.
Despite his past conflicts with the Democratic Party, Trump told Douthat that he could “very easily” make a deal with Democrats, citing his first term as an example.
“Well, I did it for four years,” Trump said. “You know…what they did with me was, there’s never been [such] weaponization. They impeached me twice. And there are those that say that worked out to my advantage.”
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President Donald Trump told “60 Minutes” Sunday that he believes that he could work with a Democratic Congress. (Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“Do you think they’ll impeach you again?” Douthat asked.
“I can’t imagine it, you know?” Trump responded. “Look, what have I done? I’ve had the best two years in the history of the presidency.”
Trump’s comments come after several Democratic figures have called for investigations and subpoenas against members of the Trump administration.
However, other Democratic Party members, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, have discouraged the incoming Congress from focusing too much on impeaching the president.
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Democratic figures have encouraged the party not to focus on impeaching President Donald Trump after retaking Congress. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)
Although Trump expressed a willingness to work with the Democratic Congress in the present, he admitted to Douthat that, even “before the judgment throne of God,” he doubted that he could forgive some of his enemies, like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or former FBI Director James Comey.
Comey’s team did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Pelosi’s office also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“I found them to be extremely dishonest people, very bad people, very bad for our country. I love our country far more than I can love people and people like that,” Trump said.
He added, “I think they were very bad people and I dislike, I can use the word ‘hate,’ I do hate some of my enemies. I think they’re…they’ve been terrible. Look what they’ve put me through, the weaponization.”
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President Donald Trump admitted that he could not find it in his heart to forgive some of his enemies. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
Douthat repeatedly asked Trump whether he could find it in his heart to forgive his enemies, but Trump remained firm in his answer.
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“I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will,” Trump said.
During Trump’s first term, he was impeached by the House in 2019 but was acquitted by the Senate months later. After the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, the president was impeached again, but was ultimately acquitted by the Senate.