Trump says he could have targeted political rivals but chose not to

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 8 Oct, 06:48 · Archive

Donald Trump said he could have taken action against Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama but chose not to.

Donald Trump said during an Oval Office event on Wednesday that he could have targeted his political rivals but decided against it. When asked about the possibility of Democrats moving to impeach him if they retake Congress in November, Trump said he 'could have done very bad things' to Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama, but that he thought it inappropriate to do so because 'you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect'.

Trump did not specify what actions he was referring to. The remarks came as he addressed questions about potential Democratic efforts to impeach him should they gain control of Congress.

How it is being reported

• Trump says he ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden‘They’ve done some very bad things,’ Trump saidIndependent World · 8 Oct, 07:46
• Trump Pats Himself On The Back For Not Doing 'Bad Things' To Obama, Clinton And BidenUS president Donald Trump said he easily could have targeted his political rivals if he wanted to when asked about the possibility of Democrats moving to impeach him if they end up retaking Congress in November. Flipping the question around during an Oval Office event on Wednesday, he said, “I could have done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could have done very, very bad things to Joe Biden. I could have done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama.” “I thought it was inappropriate to do so because you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect,” Trump went on, then…HuffPost UK · 8 Oct, 06:26
• Trump: I ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden‘They’ve done some very bad things,’ Trump saidIndependent World · 7 Oct, 19:50

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