'You've cheapened importance of the very ugly word, impeachment': Trump writes to Pelosi

US President Donald Trump has slammed the speaker Nancy Pelosi for the partisan impeachment crusade being pursued by the Democrats. Calling the impeachment 'invalid', Trump in his scathing six page letter told Pelosi, “They include no crimes, no misdemeanours, and no offences whatsoever. You have cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment!" The letter comes a day before the House is set to vote on his impeachment. 

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Denies charge of abuse of power

"By proceeding with your invalid impeachment, you are violating your oaths of office, you are breaking your allegiance to the Constitution, and you are declaring open war on American Democracy," he said.  Trump has been charged for abuse of power which he completely denied, calling the accusation meritless and baseless. The US President accused Pelosi of turning a policy disagreement between two branches of government into an impeachable offence. 

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"You know full well that Vice President Biden used his office and $1 billion dollars of U.S. aid money to coerce Ukraine into firing the prosecutor who was digging into the company paying his son millions of dollars.  You know this because Biden bragged about it on video," Trump said in a letter put up by White House on its website. 

Mentioning several works done during his tenure as President, Trump said, "You and your party are desperate to distract from America's extraordinary economy, incredible jobs boom, record stock market, soaring confidence, and flourishing citizens." 

"There is nothing I would rather do than stop referring to your party as the Do-Nothing Democrats.  Unfortunately, I don't know that you will ever give me a chance to do so," he said. 

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"Your Speakership and your party are held hostage by your most deranged and radical representatives of the far left.  Each one of your members lives in fear of a socialist primary challenger--this is what is driving impeachment," he added. 

Trump further said he has no doubt that American people will hold "you and the democrats fully responsible in 2020 election." 

(With ANI inputs)

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