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Donald Trump is STILL considering a self-pardon and wanted to go to the floor of the House to defend himself when he was being impeached, insiders reveal - but aides stopped him and persuaded him to make video instead
President Donald Trump is still weighing a self-pardon in his final days in the White House, a report revealed Wednesday evening, confirming concerns from Democrats
Trump s advisers claim they had to persuade him not to march down to the House floor to defend himself against impeachment as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed through a vote Wednesday
Instead, they were able to convince him to release a five-minute video address to the nation from the Oval Office condemning the violence at the Capitol last week
AP National Political Writer
The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump’s norm-shattering presidency cracked on Wednesday.
A group of 10 House Republicans joined Democrats to impeach Trump for inciting a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hasn’t ruled out convicting Trump during a trial later this month, giving fellow Republicans cover if they chose that option.
The vast majority of House Republicans stood by Trump during the impeachment vote. But in a sign of the president’s weakening grip on the party, even some of those who opposed impeachment condemned Trump’s behavior and blamed him for sparking the insurrection.