Trump: I ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden

President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he held back from doing "very bad things" to political opponents during his time in office, a remark that came as the midterm campaign heats up. He was asked about his earlier warning that Democrats would move to impeach him if they win control of Congress in November, according to The Independent.

The exchange took place in the Oval Office, where Trump had gathered to promote his "Trump Accounts" for children. He had just come back to Washington, D.C., from a run of campaign stops around the country. Asked about impeachment, he first said Democrats "don't know" what they are doing, then turned to three political rivals: Hillary Clinton and his predecessors, Joe Biden and Barack Obama. He said he could have acted harshly against each of them but judged it improper, because the presidency deserves respect.

Trump then said he later realized Democrats had impeached him twice. From that point on, he claimed, he could do whatever he wished if he chose to. He added that his opponents had themselves done some very bad things, without elaborating, according to The Independent.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →