President Donald Trump said he could have taken unspecified action against Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama during his presidency but chose not to because he believed the office of the president should be respected.
Trump on Clinton, Biden and Obama
On Wednesday, Trump made the remarks while discussing the possibility of Democrats regaining control of Congress in the November midterm elections and potentially seeking to impeach him.
“I could have done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could have done very, very bad things to Joe Biden. I could have done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama,” The President said.
“I thought it was inappropriate to do so because you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect,” he added, describing the presidency as “sacred.”
Trump then referenced his two impeachments, saying, “I certainly, even to this moment, I can do whatever I want, if I want. They’ve done some very bad things.”
He also accused his political opponents of engaging in “very illegal” and “many illegal things” against him.
Trump called the presidency a “very sacred position” and said it was “very important, very sacred” and must be “treated properly.”
Johnson Warned of Immediate Impeachment
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned that Democrats would move to impeach President Trump almost immediately if they won the House in November.
He said it was “guaranteed, probably on the first day — first or second day.”
Last month, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Democrats had “We haven’t ruled anything in and we haven’t ruled anything out” on impeachment and would follow the facts, law and Constitution.
Trump’s Two Impeachments
Trump was impeached twice during his first term. The House first impeached him in December 2019 over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Biden, but the Senate acquitted him in February 2020.
The House impeached him again in January 2021 over the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, and the Senate acquitted him in February 2021.
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