Trump Privately Intrigued By Impeachment, The Boost It Would Give His Approval

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA – JUNE 11: President Donald Trump speaks to guests during a visit to the Southeast Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol facility on June 11, 2019 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. With 4.35 billion gallons pro... COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA – JUNE 11: President Donald Trump speaks to guests during a visit to the Southeast Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol facility on June 11, 2019 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. With 4.35 billion gallons produced in 2018, Iowa leads the nation in ethanol production. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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While President Trump is wary of the consequences of impeachment, he is privately enchanted by the proceedings and the boost they could give his approval numbers, The Washington Post reported.

According to 15 people close to Trump who spoke to the Post, Trump wants to avoid being impeached if he can — and he continues to believe he has done nothing to deserve the “I-word,” as he calls it — but has told aides he will “sue” if it happens. However, he also is fascinated by the whole process and has spoken up about how former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment helped his approval rating.

Trump is also reportedly less worried about the ramifications of impeachment on his legacy and more frustrated with what he sees as a Democratic effort to attack his legitimacy.

Read the full WaPo report here. 

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  1. This report features grift, projection, abject ignorance…and fear of Impeachment

  2. “he will “sue” if it happens.”

    Nice try. To whom?

  3. Yes, please test your theory, Mr President. We’re behind you all the way.

  4. Avatar for jmnly jmnly says:

    Yes, because getting a blowjob in the Oval Office and encouraging, cooperating with, and benefitting from the illegal interference of foreign governments to “win” the election, then obstructing justice are the same.

  5. And now, I give you the bots, trolls, and hair-on-fire armchair strategists who believe that Pelosi is BETRAYING US ALL BECAUSE NO IMMEDIATE IMPEACHMENT argle-bargle.

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