Trump: 'I think I win the election easier' if Democrats launch impeachment proceedings
By Brett Samuels - 06/21/19 06:37 PM EDT
President Trump said Friday he believes he will have an easier path to re-election if House Democrats go forward with impeachment proceedings.
Trump was asked during an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" if he thinks impeachment is "good politics" for him.
"I think I win the election easier," Trump said, referring to 2020. "But, you know, I'm not sure that I like having it."
The president added that he believes Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has held off on calls for impeachment from within her caucus because "she feels that I will win much easier."
Trump asserted that he "did nothing wrong" and that he was the victim of illegal activity. He reiterated his longstanding allegation that his campaign was "spied on," which is the subject of an ongoing investigation by Attorney General William Barr.
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