Rep. Raskin criticizes ‘banana Republicans’ for not standing up to Trump
Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.) criticized “banana Republicans” Friday for not standing up to Trump regarding reports that he is preparing to push out Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council staffer who testified in the House impeachment proceedings.
“The president’s conduct is perfectly consistent with the tin-pot dictator in a banana republic,” Raskin said during an appearance on MSNBC. “The shocking thing is that there are now banana Republicans who will follow him and walk the plank on every one of these outrageous maneuvers. In a democratic society, people who serve in the military or on the civilian side are not subject to retaliation and reprisal because they tell the truth in an official government proceeding.”
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Trump says the House should ‘expunge’ his impeachment
President Trump said Friday that his impeachment by the House should be "expunged" because it was a "total political hoax," as he headed to North Carolina on his first trip out of Washington since being acquitted in a Senate impeachment trial.
Trump also referred to his impeachment early in his remarks at an event focused on providing economic and job opportunities in low-income neighborhoods. His comments came as fallout from the trial continued, including reports that he is preparing to push out a national security official who testified against him.
Trump also continued to target House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah), the only Republican who voted to convict him.
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Pelosi dismisses idea of expunging Trump’s impeachment by House
Pelosi on Friday dismissed a prospect being floated by Republicans of voting to “expunge” Trump’s impeachment if they take back the House next year.
“They can’t do that,” Pelosi said. “First of all they’re not getting the chamber back, but apart from that, there’s no expunging. If they don’t want to honor their oath of office, then they’re going to expunge from their own souls the violation of the Constitution that they made.”
Earlier Friday, Trump endorsed the GOP-backed idea, saying the House should expunge his impeachment because it was a “political hoax.”
The idea has gained traction among Republican lawmakers as Pelosi has repeatedly said Trump has been “impeached forever” despite his Senate acquittal.