Putin calls Trump impeachment 'far-fetched'

Source: The Hill | December 19, 2019 | Zack Budryk

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday labeled the House’s impeachment of President Trump “far-fetched,” according to The Associated Press.

Putin, speaking at his annual news conference in Moscow, reportedly dismissed Trump’s impeachment as “the party that lost the election, the Democratic Party … trying to achieve results by other means.” 

He also noted the effort is almost certainly doomed in the Republican-controlled Senate, saying the upper chamber “will be unlikely to remove a representative of their own party from office on what seems to me an absolutely far-fetched reason.”

Putin also compared the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry to former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, which found the Trump campaign welcomed and benefited from Russian election interference but was unable to establish a conspiracy between the campaign and Moscow.

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He also declined to say whether he had plans to extend his rule past the end of his term in 2024, saying that amending the Russian Constitution to change the president’s and Cabinet’s powers was on the table but extensive public discussions are needed.

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