‘It’s so unfair’: Trump complains about Pelosi’s delay on impeachment articles, rallies conservatives
- Pelosi has refused so far to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate as she seeks more support
President Donald Trump complained Saturday about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s delayed transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate, which may delay a trial in the GOP-controlled chamber.
“It’s so unfair,” Trump said, days after he was impeached by the House, as he spoke at a conservative student conference organised by the group Turning Point USA. “They are violating the Constitution,” he added.
Pelosi has refused so far to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate, in part to provide more leverage to Democrats in that chamber as they seek to negotiate the rules for the trial proceedings. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic leader Chuck Schumer remain at an impasse over whether there will be new witnesses and testimony in the trial.
Still, Trump is expected to be acquitted of both charges in the Senate, where Republicans have the majority, in what will be only the third presidential impeachment trial in US history. Proceedings are expected to begin in January.
Trump lashed out at the Democrats who supported impeachment, accusing them of trying to “overthrow” the 2016 election.
“They call themselves Democrats, but they really don’t believe in democracy,” he said.