Trump called the Russia investigation 'bullshit' in rambling White House acquittal speech

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President Donald Trump holds a copy of the Washington Post front page as he makes a statement about his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2020.

• President Donald Trump called the Russian investigation "bullshit" in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.
• "We were treated unbelievably unfairly. You have to understand, we first went through 'Russia, Russia, Russia'. It was all bullshit," Trump said.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday declared the Russia investigation to be "bullshit" in a speech on his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, which was less a formal address than a campaign rally-style rant.

"We were treated unbelievably unfairly. You have to understand, we first went through 'Russia, Russia, Russia'. It was all bullshit," Trump said to an audience in the East Room of the White House, while speaking on live TV.

Trump said that Thursday's event was more of a "celebration" than a speech, and he used it as an opportunity to decry critics and praise Republicans he viewed as loyal.

"Adam Schiff is a vicious, horrible person. Nancy Pelosi is a horrible person," Trump said, referencing the lead House impeachment manager and the House Speaker. "They're vicious as hell."

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Trump on national TV: "We were treated unbelievably unfairly. You have to understand, we first went through 'Russia, Russia, Russia'. It was all bullshit." pic.twitter.com/WKGsCk4D0C

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