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TRUMP: NO CRIME.
THERE'S NO NOTHING.
HOW DO YOU IMPEACH?
YOU HAD NO CRIME.
IN FACT, THERE'S NO IMPEACHMENT.
THEIR OWN LAWYERS SAID THERE'S
NO IMPEACHMENT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
ED: WHAT ARE WE DOING ASKED THE
PRESIDENT.
LET'S PUT THAT QUESTION TO
STEPHANIE GRISHAM.
SHE'S THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS
SECRETARY AND COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR.
GOOD MORNING, AND MERRY
CHRISTMAS.
>> GOOD MORNING, AND MERRY,
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
ED: GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON
NOW?
WHAT'S THE WHITE HOUSE VIEW
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT HERE
SINCE NANCY PELOSI'S HOLDING
BACK THE ARTICLES?
>> WELL, AS THE PRESIDENT HAS
SAID, WE'RE HOPING FOR A VERY
QUICK TRIAL IN THE SENATE, WHICH
CLEARLY THAT'S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN RIGHT NOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE THROWN OUR
COUNTRY INTO CHAOS FOR
ABSOLUTELY NO REASON.
THEY IMPEACHED A PRESIDENT WHO
DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG,
AND NOW THEY DON'T HAVE THE GUTS
TO SEE IT THROUGH AND SEND IT
OVER TO THE SENATE.
SO WE'RE IN A HOLDING PATTERN,
OBVIOUSLY, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE,
BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT'S PUT THE
COUNTRY INTO CHAOS.
PETE: STEPHANIE, I HAVE TO
CORRECT YOU BECAUSE NANCY PELOSI
DID INDEED DELIVER THE ARTICLES
OF IMPEACHMENT LAST NIGHT.
WATCH.
>> I BROUGHT YOU TWO GIFTS, MR.
PRESIDENT.
THEY'RE THE ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT.
>> OH, GREAT GIVE IT TO MITCH IN
THE SENATE AND EVERYTHING'S
GRAVY, BABY.
>> YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GET A
GIFT AND YOU WANT TO KEEP IT AS
A GIFT TO YOURSELF?
>> HE CAN'T DO THAT.
>> WATCH ME.
GOOD LUCK AT THE STATE OF THE
UNION.
PETE: WELL, SHE LOVED IT SO MUCH
IT WAS A BIG RUSH.
WE HAD TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY, NOW,
IMPEACH.
AND THEN IT'S GOOD; RIGHT?
AND THEN WAIT.
WHY?
>> YOU THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR A
WHILE.
I THINK THAT SHE OVERPLAYED HER
HAND.
I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY
DON'T HAVE A CASE, AND IT'S SO
VERY CLEAR, AND SHE KNOWS THAT
WHEN IT GETS OVER TO THE SENATE
THERE WILL BE ACTUAL EVIDENCE
INTRODUCED AND ACTUAL WITNESSES
THAT WILL SHOW EVEN MORE THAT
THIS PRESIDENT DID NOTHING
WRONG.
SO NOW SHE'S JUST GOING TO HOLD
ON TO THESE THINGS.
IT'S LIKE SHE'S TAKEN HER TOYS
AND GONE HOME.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY UNFORTUNATE,
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT DOES
DESERVE DUE PROCESS, AND THE
PRESIDENT DOES DESERVE TO BE
ACQUITTED.
AND THIS COUNTRY DESERVES TO
KNOW THAT THEIR PRESIDENT DID
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG.
EMILY: STEPHANIE, IT'S CLEAR THE
NEGATIVE RESULTS THAT ARE
OCCURRING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF
THEM HANGING ONTO THIS; RIGHT?
THE PRESIDENT IS NOT BEING
AFFORDED DUE PROCESS.
AMERICANS ARE CONFUSED.
THEY'RE TURNED OFF BY THE
PROCESS.
IT'S BECOMING OBVIOUS AND
TRANSPARENT THAT IT'S JUST
POLITICAL GAMESMANSHIP AND
ACTUALLY WASN'T ABOUT SUBSTANCE
OR EVIDENCE.
TELL ME IF THERE'S ANY POSITIVES
WHATSOEVER TO HER HOLDING ONTO
THIS.
>> I DO NOT SEE ANY POSITIVES.
AND I'VE GOT TO SAY, YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT WORKING
OUT FOR THEM.
POLLING IS SHOWING MORE AND MORE
THAT NOT ONLY ARE AMERICANS
TUNING OUT, BUT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING THAT THIS IS A SHAM AND
THAT IMPEACHMENT SHOULD NOT
HAPPEN.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE
SHOULD BE A CONCERN, TOO, THAT
THIS IS A POLITICAL GAME THAT
COULD AFFECT OUR COUNTRY FOR
YEARS TO COME NO MATTER WHAT THE
PARTY.
IF ONE PARTY DOES NOT LIKE A
SITTING PRESIDENT, THEY CAN JUST
SAY WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
IMPEACH HIM.
I MEAN, THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR
OUR COUNTRY.
AND I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
KNOW THAT.
SO I THINK THERE ARE NO --
THERE'S NOTHING GOOD ABOUT
ANYTHING WITH THIS PROCESS LET
ALONE HER HOLDING ONTO THINGS.
PETE: STEPHANIE, WE'VE SEEN THE
ECONOMIC NEWS.
IT'S BEEN BANG BURSTS.
IN FACT THERE'S A BIG MONEY
MANAGERS SURVEY ON THE ECONOMY
RECENTLY SHOWED THAT 68% OF
THESE BIG MONEY MANAGERS BELIEVE
THE RECESSION IS UNLIKELY IN
2020.
THE OPPOSITE OF THAT MEANS THEY
THINK THE GROWTH IS GOING TO
CONTINUE IN THIS YEAR, AN
ELECTION YEAR WHICH YOU ALSO
CAN'T IGNORE.
YOU ALSO CAN'T IGNORE THE FACT
THAT THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING --
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A FEW CLIPS
HERE -- OF THE MEDIA WANTING TO
FOMENT THE IDEA THAT RECESSION
IS COMING.
WATCH.
>> RECESSION THE JURIES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID TO BE
RATTLED AS ECONOMIC ALARM BELLS
CAUSE A WILD WEEK ON WALL STREET
CAUSE A WILD WEEK ON WALL STREE.
>> THERE ARE INDICATORS THAT THE
U.S. COULD BE HEADED FOR A
RECESSION.
>> THERE ARE SOME ROUGH WATERS
AHEAD, MAYBE A RECESSION.
>> FEARS OF A COMING RECESSION
SPIKES ON THE HEELS OF A KEY
ECONOMIC INDICATOR WHICH CALLED
AN INVERTED YIELD CURVE.
>> THE YIELD CURVE HAS INVERTED.
EVERY -- BEFORE EVERY U.S.
RECESSION SINCE 1955.
>> THEY SAY POTENTIAL RECESSION
ON THE HORIZON.
>> RECESSION.
PETE: LOOK OUT FOR THAT YIELD
CURVE.
IT'S COMING FOR YOU.
THE ELECTION DIDN'T WORK.
RESISTANCE DIDN'T WORK.
NOW THE RECESSION ISN'T
HAPPENING.
YOUR RESPONSE TO THE WISH LIST
OF DEMOCRATS, HOPING HE FAILS
BUT THE REALITY OF A VERY STRONG
ECONOMY.
>> IT'S HARD FOR ME DURING THE
CHRISTMAS SEASON.
I'M TRYING TO ACTUALLY BE
POSITIVE, BUT I'LL SAY THE MEDIA
SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT THEY'VE
DONE SINCE DAY ONE WITH THE
PRESIDENT TAKING OFFICE.
FIRST IT WAS THE MUELLER REPORT.
WE'VE GOT MONTAGES OF THE MEDIA
INDICTING HIM BEFORE HE EVEN
TOOK OFFICE, ACTUALLY.
SO IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME THAT
YOU HAD A MONTAGE OF THEM SAYING
THE WORD "RECESSION."
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE'VE
GOT JOB GROWTH; OUR ECONOMY IS
BOOMING; THE STOCK MARKET
CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT HIGHS.
THE PRESIDENT JUST HAS BEEN
WORKING ON USMCA AND HE SIGNED
MDAA AND THE SPENDING
LEGISLATION THAT GIVES VETERANS
MORE SUPPORT, BORDER WALL
FUNDING.
WE'VE GOT DEFENSE SPENDING,
WE'VE GIVEN OUR VERY BRAVE
MILITARY TROOPS A PAY RAISE.
WE'VE GOT A SIXTH ARM OF THE
MILITARY WITH SPACE FORCE.
THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO WORK
AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF
THAT FACT.
SO THE MEDIA, THE DEMS, THEY CAN
CONTINUE ON WITH THIS IF THEY
DON'T WANT TO GET ON BOARD,
THAT'S OKAY.
2020 IS AROUND THE CORNER --
ED: STEPHANIE, REAL QUICK.
THOSE ARE A LOT OF VICTORIES
YOU'VE LAID OUT FOR THE
PRESIDENT.
THAT'S POSITIVE.
ON THE OTHER HAND ALMOST
EVERYTHING YOU MENTIONED IS MORE
FEDERAL SPENDING WHETHER IT'S
SPACE FORCE, THE WALL, OTHER
THINGS.
WHAT ABOUT THE DEBT THAT THE
PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT IN THE
2016 CAMPAIGN?
>> THE DEBT'S VERY IMPORTANT,
AND HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO
KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.
BUT HE ALSO RAN ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR BORDER
SECURITY, AND HE'S MADE THAT
SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
AND VETERANS DO DESERVE ALL OF
OUR SUPPORT.
THEY'VE BEEN I THINK A FORGOTTEN
GROUP FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
SAME WITH OUR MILITARY.
THEY GO OUT THERE AND PUT THEIR
LIVES ON THE LINE ALL THE TIME;
SO YOU HAVE TO BALANCE THE DEBT
WITH THESE PEOPLE WHO NEED OUR
SUPPORT AND WITH OUR NATIONAL
SECURITY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THE PRESIDENT, AS PRESIDENT, HAS
TO DECIDE ON EVERY DAY.