[New York 24th Reuters]-US opposition Democratic Party President Pelosi announced on the 24th that he will start an investigation into Trump's impeachment, but the Trump camp, which aims to be re-elected in the 2020 presidential election, favors re-election. Claim to work.
“We had a lot of preparations in case the Democratic Party imitated it. In fact, the Democratic Party was stupid,” said Tim Matafu, spokesman for the faction.
“Maybe donations will probably surge, and I think the president has come very close to the overwhelming victory,” he said.
He said he raised $ 250,000 in the 15 minutes immediately after Pelosi announced the impeachment.
President Trump also posted a video shot six weeks ago on Twitter and criticized it as “(the impeachment investigation) is a waste of witch hunting”.
The president also commented to reporters in New York that "everyone said it would be a plus for re-election."
The Republican National Committee pointed out that voter support for the impeachment was low in a poll at Monmouth University in late August. Also, even if the impeachment resolution is passed by the Democratic House of Representatives, it is almost certain that the President will not be guilty of the Republican-led Senate.
For this reason, Pelosi has also been reluctant to investigate impeachment.
It is this view that “impeachment is counterproductive” that is driving the Trump camp.
One White House official dismissed the president as not concerned. Another official commented that the Democratic Party has yet to accept Mr. Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election.
Former administration officials pointed out that the Trump camp anticipates impeachment investigations in advance and believes it will work politically. However, depending on the information that will come to light in the future, he showed that there is a risk in such a view.
The official said, “The devil is in the details. The perception that it will favor the re-election is correct only if there is really nothing (disadvantageous to the Trump camp)”.