Published 18:37 IST, December 18th 2019

'Will be impeached today', tweets Trump as the House meets to vote

US President Donald Trump said that he 'will be impeached today' as the House of Representatives meets to vote on two impeachment charges against him.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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United States President Donald Trump said on December 18 that he 'will be impeached today' as Democrat-led House of Representatives meets to vote on two impeachment charges against him. Trump again denied any 'wrongdoing' and urged to 'start a prayer' because it shall never happen to any or US President. Trump, who h previously dismissed all proceedings of impeachment inquiry and called it 'hoax' and 'sham', is one step closer to become only third US President to be impeached. 

US President is accused of attempting to force Ukrainian government into what could have been a damaging anuncement of an undisclosed enquiry into his main rival in Presidential elections of 2020, Joe Biden. Congress has alrey approved  two impeachment charges against Trump of 'abuse of power' and 'obstruction to Congress' on December 14. se charges will w be presented for a trial in Republican-controlled US Senate next month, and angered US President wrote a six-p letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi accusing her of 'cheapening importance of very ugly word, Impeachment'. 

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Trump's letter to Pelosi

angered leer wrote a letter to Pelosi on December 17 and told her that 'history will judge you sharply' and repeated that he is a 'victim' of an 'attempted coup'. Trump claimed to have fewer rights than ones who were 'accused in Salem Witch Trials' which is justice and religious extremism in 17th century US, and resulted in nearly 20 executions.  

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In detailed letter to Pelosi, Trump reportedly went a step ahe to voice his disagreement with 'sham' that is entire impeachment process against him. Trump h previously dismissed entire inquiry as 'hoax', but w as proceedings have moved ahe, Trump called it 'invalid' and accused Pelosi of violating her oaths of office. Trump goes ahe to write that House Speaker is 'breaking her allegiance' to Constitution and accused her of 'declaring open war on American Democracy'. 

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Since most of inquiry revolved around US President trying to involve a foreign government to fetch him positive results of re-elections, Trump asked Pelosi that she 'dare to invoke Founding Fars' only in pursuit of 'election-nullification scheme'. According to Trump, it is even 'worse' than offending Constitution that she is 'offending Americans of faith'. US President, he has done 'zero wrong things' and impeachment is 'terrible thing' which ultimately Pelosi will have to 'live with it' t Trump. 

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18:29 IST, December 18th 2019