(CNN) President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed his impeachment by falsely claiming Democrats didn't follow the correct proceedings laid out by the US Constitution. Speaking to a crowd of conservative students, Trump incorrectly accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats of "violating the Constitution" and then deciding to abandon the case. Instead, Pelosi held off on sending articles of impeachment to the Senate until Democrats believe they have a fair structure for the trial. The House also did not appoint impeachment managers before leaving Washington for the holiday break. "We cannot name managers until we see what the process is on the Senate side, and we hope that will be soon," Pelosi said Wednesday night after the impeachment vote.

Source: CNN December 22, 2019 02:48 UTC