October 31, 2019
“You’ve got to deny, deny, deny and push back on these women,” Trump said, according to Woodward. “If you admit to anything and any culpability, then you’re dead. That was a big mistake you made.”
“You didn’t come out guns blazing and just challenge them. You showed weakness,” Trump told the friend, according to Woodward. “You’ve got to be strong. You’ve got to be aggressive. You’ve got to push back hard. You’ve got to deny anything that’s said about you. Never admit.”
“This is a sad day. It’s a sad day, because nobody comes to Congress to impeach a President of the United States. No one.
“We come here to do the work, to make the future better for our children, for America’s future. We take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, and that’s what we cannot ignore and will not ignore when the President’s behavior indicates that that investigation, that inquiry is necessary.
“As the inquiry proceeds, we’ll decide whether we’ll go forward with impeachment. That decision has not been made, but here we are.”
~ Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
