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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has once more stirred up calls for his impeachment after saying in an interview he would accept intelligence on a political opponent from a foreign power rather than inform the FBI.
“If somebody called from a country, Norway, [and said] ‘we have information on your opponent’ – oh, I think I’d want to hear it”, the president said during an Oval Office interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
The remark immediately inspired Mr Trump’s 2020 Democratic challengers to unite in calls for his removal from the White House, with Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren all condemning his words and California senator Kamala Harris branding him a “national security threat”.
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Ms Pelosi is referencing the 2000 election, when the Al Gore campaign received debate prep slid under their door ahead of a debate with George Bush. Ms Pelosi notes that the campaign immediately brought that information to the FBI.
"There is a sense of decency about fruit from the forbidden tree. Ill gotten gain," Ms Pelosi said.
"He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. And that's probably the nicest thing I could say about him," Ms Pelosi said.
"There is in the law that you cannot accept contributions and that includes in-kind from a foreign ... government. That is in the law. But if it needs more clarity than we will go the duty to report. It's not only that you don't accept it but that you report it to the FBI. Because this is an invasion of our democracy," Ms Pelosi says.
"It has nothing to do with any campaign. I want you to all to understand that, as we go down this path to seek the truth for the American people and to hold the president accountable, it has nothing to do with politics or any campaigns. It has everything to do with patriotism, not partisanship," Ms Pelosi says.
Ms Pelosi is attacking Republicans for tolerating Mr Trump's "unethical behaviour" and says it is "all about money".
Ms Pelosi is urging reporters to "follow the money" to determine "who benefits from" the transfer of nuclear technology to foreign countries, and other recipients.
Ms Pelosi says the "revolving door" is "spinning madly" in the US executive branch, and says that most members of Donald Trump's cabinet are connected to the private sectors they are meant to oversee.
Ms Pelosi: "We have a president who is ignoring the law. Not honoring his oath of office. Not honoring the office he holds."
Nancy Pelosi says she made a bet with Justin Trudeau on the upcoming NBA Finals game between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors. She says they made the bet after the Warriors went down 3-1.
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