Pelosi accuses Trump of bribery as impeachment inquiry proceeds

In this file photo taken on June 25, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Picture: MANDEL NGAN / AFP

“What the president has admitted to and says it’s ‘perfect,’ I say it’s perfectly wrong. It’s bribery,” Pelosi said. Pelosi’s comments could offer a preview of articles of impeachment Democrats might put forward. At her news conference, she also said Trump’s administration had committed “obstruction of Congress” by blocking the testimony of officials summoned to testify in the inquiry.

Pelosi compared Trump’s actions with former President Richard Nixon’s conduct in the Watergate corruption scandal that led him in 1974 to become the only US president to resign. An estimated 13.8 million viewers across 10 broadcast and cable television networks watched the first day of proceedings, according to Nielsen ratings data.

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Trump on Wire: Teach your children well: Round One of the US presidential impeachment educationThe first day of open public hearings inquiring into the impeachment of US President Donald Trump is completed, but many more days of potentially explosive testimony lie ahead. The outcome is uncertain.
Source: dailymaverick - 🏆 3. / 84 Read more »

‘Trump believes in Ramaphosa’ – new US ambassadorNew US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, says President Cyril Ramaphosa enjoys US President Donald Trump’s confidence: “President Trump totally believes in Ramaphosa and the entire congress believes in Ramaphosa” by RapuleT
Source: City_Press - 🏆 7. / 72 Read more »

Trump does care about SA (and loves Cape Town), says new US ambassadorThough America has not had an ambassador in SA since the departure of Patrick Gaspard in December 2016, the new ambassador for Washington, Lana Marks, said this did not mean president Donald Trump didn't take SA or Africa seriously.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

Trump asks US Supreme Court to prevent release of his tax returnsPresident Donald Trump on Thursday asked the conservative-majority US Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower court ruling that directed his longtime accounting firm to hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

Fireworks expected as televised Trump impeachment hearings openTrump says the inquiry is 'corrupt' and 'illegal,' and maintains he did nothing wrong.
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »

Trump impeachment probe goes public as political drama intensifies | IOL NewsThe impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump will reach a critical juncture when lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »