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| Impeachment live updates: Trump campaign says $46 million fundraising quarter bolstered by impeachment | Impeachment live updates: Trump campaign says $46 million fundraising quarter bolstered by impeachment |
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| President Trump’s reelection campaign said Thursday that backlash to his impeachment, led by House Democrats, helped him raise $46 million in the final three months of 2019. | President Trump’s reelection campaign said Thursday that backlash to his impeachment, led by House Democrats, helped him raise $46 million in the final three months of 2019. |
| The fundraising announcement came as a standoff continued over the scope and timing of an impeachment trial in the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has held off sending articles of impeachment — for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — to the Senate as Democrats seek guarantees about witnesses and documents that will be subpoenaed regarding Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. | The fundraising announcement came as a standoff continued over the scope and timing of an impeachment trial in the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has held off sending articles of impeachment — for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — to the Senate as Democrats seek guarantees about witnesses and documents that will be subpoenaed regarding Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. |
| At the heart of the Democrats’ case is the allegation that Trump tried to leverage a White House meeting and military aid, sought by Ukraine to combat Russian military aggression, to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch an investigation of former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, as well as a probe of an unfounded theory that Kyiv conspired with Democrats to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. | At the heart of the Democrats’ case is the allegation that Trump tried to leverage a White House meeting and military aid, sought by Ukraine to combat Russian military aggression, to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch an investigation of former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, as well as a probe of an unfounded theory that Kyiv conspired with Democrats to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. |
| Which senators support removing Trump | Which House members voted to impeach Trump | House resolution impeaching Trump | Other key documents | Which senators support removing Trump | Which House members voted to impeach Trump | House resolution impeaching Trump | Other key documents |
| Trump returned to Twitter on Thursday morning to deride Democrats for impeaching him, calling the process a “partisan Witch Hunt” that “is hurting our Country” and “bringing more division than ever!” | Trump returned to Twitter on Thursday morning to deride Democrats for impeaching him, calling the process a “partisan Witch Hunt” that “is hurting our Country” and “bringing more division than ever!” |
| In his tweets, Trump cited comments by Sohrab Ahmari, an opinion writer for the New York Post, in which he noted the positive impact of impeachment on Trump’s fundraising numbers and said the move played to Trump’s political base. | In his tweets, Trump cited comments by Sohrab Ahmari, an opinion writer for the New York Post, in which he noted the positive impact of impeachment on Trump’s fundraising numbers and said the move played to Trump’s political base. |
| In subsequent tweets, Trump suggested his impeachment over the “Ukraine Hoax” was part of a longer effort by “dirty cops” and Democrats to drive him from office that began with the investigation into possible coordination between his campaign and Russia in the 2016 election. | |
| “If this had happened to a Presidential candidate, or President, who was a Democrat, everybody involved would long ago be in jail for treason (and more), and it would be considered the CRIME OF THE CENTURY, far bigger and more sinister than Watergate!” Trump tweeted. | |
| Trump’s latest comments were in line with those he made outside a New Year’s Eve celebration Tuesday night at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida — the last time he has addressed reporters. | Trump’s latest comments were in line with those he made outside a New Year’s Eve celebration Tuesday night at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida — the last time he has addressed reporters. |
| “Nancy Pelosi should be ashamed of herself,” Trump said at the time. “She’s a highly overrated person. I know her well.” | “Nancy Pelosi should be ashamed of herself,” Trump said at the time. “She’s a highly overrated person. I know her well.” |
| He also called House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), a key figure in the impeachment proceedings, “a corrupt politician.” | He also called House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), a key figure in the impeachment proceedings, “a corrupt politician.” |
| Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) suggested Thursday that the Democratic-led impeachment effort had weakened Trump’s hand in dealing with foreign policy challenges involving North Korea and Iran. | Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) suggested Thursday that the Democratic-led impeachment effort had weakened Trump’s hand in dealing with foreign policy challenges involving North Korea and Iran. |
| In a tweet, Cornyn pointed to news reports that the two countries were seeking “to take advantage of” Trump’s impeachment. | In a tweet, Cornyn pointed to news reports that the two countries were seeking “to take advantage of” Trump’s impeachment. |
| “Of course they are. Congratulations Speaker Pelosi and Adam Schiff,” Cornyn wrote, referring to the House speaker and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), a key figure in the impeachment proceedings. | “Of course they are. Congratulations Speaker Pelosi and Adam Schiff,” Cornyn wrote, referring to the House speaker and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), a key figure in the impeachment proceedings. |
| Trump’s reelection campaign announced Thursday that it raised $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, a total that campaign officials said was bolstered by donations that accelerated during the impeachment proceedings led by House Democrats. | Trump’s reelection campaign announced Thursday that it raised $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, a total that campaign officials said was bolstered by donations that accelerated during the impeachment proceedings led by House Democrats. |
| “President Trump’s unprecedented fundraising is testament to his wide grassroots support and his stellar record of achievement on behalf of the American people,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement. “Democrats and the media have been in a sham impeachment frenzy and the President’s campaign only got bigger and stronger with our best fundraising quarter this cycle.” | “President Trump’s unprecedented fundraising is testament to his wide grassroots support and his stellar record of achievement on behalf of the American people,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement. “Democrats and the media have been in a sham impeachment frenzy and the President’s campaign only got bigger and stronger with our best fundraising quarter this cycle.” |
| The campaign said the figure it released Thursday includes only funds raised by Trump’s campaign committee and not those raised by the Republican National Committee or any authorized joint fundraising committees. | The campaign said the figure it released Thursday includes only funds raised by Trump’s campaign committee and not those raised by the Republican National Committee or any authorized joint fundraising committees. |
| The figure eclipsed those released by Thursday by some Democratic candidates, though it is typical for a sitting president to outraise challengers from the other party at this point in the cycle. | The figure eclipsed those released by Thursday by some Democratic candidates, though it is typical for a sitting president to outraise challengers from the other party at this point in the cycle. |
| Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he raised $34.5 million in the final three months of 2019 for his White House bid, while former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg said he raised $24.7 million and business executive Andrew Yang said he raised $16.5 million during the stretch. | Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he raised $34.5 million in the final three months of 2019 for his White House bid, while former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg said he raised $24.7 million and business executive Andrew Yang said he raised $16.5 million during the stretch. |
| Candidates have until Jan. 31 to file fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission, but those with impressive figures typically share their totals soon after a quarter ends. | Candidates have until Jan. 31 to file fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission, but those with impressive figures typically share their totals soon after a quarter ends. |
| President Trump, who remains at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., has no public events on his schedule on Thursday. | |
| He plans to return to the public eye on Friday, with an event in Miami marking the launch of the Evangelicals for Trump Coalition. The group’s formation comes in the wake of an editorial last month in the evangelical magazine Christianity Today calling for Trump’s removal from office. | He plans to return to the public eye on Friday, with an event in Miami marking the launch of the Evangelicals for Trump Coalition. The group’s formation comes in the wake of an editorial last month in the evangelical magazine Christianity Today calling for Trump’s removal from office. |
| In a late-night tweet Wednesday, Trump highlighted a post by journalist Geraldo Rivera that called for the country to “move on” from impeachment. | In a late-night tweet Wednesday, Trump highlighted a post by journalist Geraldo Rivera that called for the country to “move on” from impeachment. |
| “Best way to start new decade is get lame partisan #impeachment behind us,” Rivera tweeted. “It failed. Move on. Beat @realDonaldTrump fair & square.” | “Best way to start new decade is get lame partisan #impeachment behind us,” Rivera tweeted. “It failed. Move on. Beat @realDonaldTrump fair & square.” |
| “They don’t know how to do that!” Trump added in his own words. | “They don’t know how to do that!” Trump added in his own words. |
| Former Illinois governor Rod R. Blagojevich (D), who was impeached by his state’s legislature and is now serving a 14-year term in federal prison for corruption, said in an op-ed published Wednesday that today’s House Democrats would have impeached Abraham Lincoln on multiple counts. | Former Illinois governor Rod R. Blagojevich (D), who was impeached by his state’s legislature and is now serving a 14-year term in federal prison for corruption, said in an op-ed published Wednesday that today’s House Democrats would have impeached Abraham Lincoln on multiple counts. |
| “First, today’s Democrats would have impeached Lincoln for obstruction of Congress and abuse of power when he unilaterally issued his Emancipation Proclamation,” Blagojevich wrote in Newsmax. “Lincoln didn’t ask Congress for permission when he declared an end to nearly 250 years of slavery and offered freedom to millions of slaves in the American South. He neither consulted Congress nor sought its consent before he acted.” | “First, today’s Democrats would have impeached Lincoln for obstruction of Congress and abuse of power when he unilaterally issued his Emancipation Proclamation,” Blagojevich wrote in Newsmax. “Lincoln didn’t ask Congress for permission when he declared an end to nearly 250 years of slavery and offered freedom to millions of slaves in the American South. He neither consulted Congress nor sought its consent before he acted.” |
| In 2018, Trump said he was considering a commutation of Blagojevich’s sentence for convictions in 2010 related to trying to sell President Barack Obama’s Senate seat, among other campaign finance violations. Trump later backed away from doing so. | In 2018, Trump said he was considering a commutation of Blagojevich’s sentence for convictions in 2010 related to trying to sell President Barack Obama’s Senate seat, among other campaign finance violations. Trump later backed away from doing so. |
| Blagojevich was a contestant on Trump’s NBC reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2010, after he was indicted but before his convictions. Trump praised Blagojevich at the time as having “a lot of guts” to appear on the program. | Blagojevich was a contestant on Trump’s NBC reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2010, after he was indicted but before his convictions. Trump praised Blagojevich at the time as having “a lot of guts” to appear on the program. |