President Trump Denounces ‘Terrible Ordeal’ of Impeachment

WASHINGTON—Taking a victory lap a day after he was acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial, President Trump said he “went through hell” during what he deemed a politically driven investigation and called top Democrats “very evil and sick people” for seeking his removal from office.

Before an audience of aides and Republican allies, Mr. Trump offered freewheeling remarks from the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Speaking for just over an hour, he characterized the event as a celebration, while taking swings at political...

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