BY Ebunoluwa Olafusi
Ahead of the vote for his impeachment, President Donald Trump says he has done “nothing wrong”.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Trump said what he is going through should never happen to a president, asking people of the country to say a prayer for him.
“Can you believe that I will be impeached today by the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats, AND I DID NOTHING WRONG!” Trump tweeted.
“A terrible thing. Read the Transcripts. This should never happen to another President again. Say a PRAYER!”
The US house of representatives will vote to impeach Trump over allegations of obstruction of congress and abuse of power related to his dealings with Ukraine.
Wednesday’s votes are expected to play out largely along party lines where the Democrats control the house 233 to 197 seats over Republicans, with one independent and four vacancies.
If the two articles of impeachment are passed in the house, the next stage will be the senate, where a trial of Trump is expected to open in January, and his acquittal is equally expected, given the dominance by the Republicans.
On Tuesday, Trump sent a six-page letter to Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the house, where he called the house’s impeachment drive a “charade” and a “colossal injustice”.
He told the speaker: “history will judge you harshly,” while accusing her of “declaring open war on American Democracy”.
“You are turning a policy disagreement between two branches of government into an impeachable offence,” Trump said in the letter.
“I have no doubt that the American people will hold you and the Democrats fully responsible in the upcoming 2020 election.”
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