October 2, 2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday fiercely pushed back on President Donald Trump’s attacks on Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, as Trump profanely lashed out at the pair in the middle of their news conference.

Despite Democrats’ insistence Trump will be treated fairly and the fast-moving investigation will not interfere with bipartisan legislative priorities, Trump accused them on Twitter of “wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT.” He called Schiff a “lowlife” and said Pelosi was “incapable” of working with him on other issues including prescription drug costs and a new North American free trade agreement.

Pelosi, meanwhile, sought to play the stateswoman, promising to “be fair” to the president as Democrats investigate Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which is the central focus of the impeachment inquiry.

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