Trump warns impeachment could hurt Democrats after midterm wins
Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 18:52 · Updated 01:43
After Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, Donald Trump said an effort to impeach him would damage their party and said he was not worried about one. He also indicated he could work with Democrats unless they obstructed his administration.
- Trump made the remarks at the White House on Wednesday, a day after Republicans lost ground in the midterm elections.
- He said he was not concerned about a possible impeachment effort and argued there was no reason to impeach him.
- Trump said impeachment would damage the Democratic Party and suggested he could work with Democrats if they did not obstruct his administration.
- The reports say Democrats won control of both the House and Senate, giving them greater oversight of the administration.
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- US President Donald Trump
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- White House, Wednesday
- Election result
- Democrats won control of the House and Senate
- Trump’s position
- He said he was not worried about impeachment and that there was no reason for it
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- An earlier Lux summary said Democratic midterm gains could increase congressional scrutiny of Trump, while he retained executive tools including the veto. [7afe79d5-2ce9-47cf-bbda-8b5143c52981]
- An earlier Lux headline reported that none of the House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump would be in the next Congress. [092bd032-08a6-4add-96cf-154869190530]
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