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    Trump Scorches Democrats As Pelosi Broaches Prospect Of 'Impeachable Offense'

    The only agreement that followed a White House meeting between the president and Democrats was that the other side was responsible for the breakdown in infrastructure negotiations.
    by Philip Ewing May 22, 2019 5 minutes
    President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday after a meeting with Democrats about infrastructure broke down.

    Updated at 1:55 p.m. ET

    Negotiations over a potential infrastructure program fizzled on Wednesday as a White House meeting between President Trump and Democrats escalated into blame-trading and political threats — including impeachment.

    The president was the first to appear after the session in a Rose Garden availability that he used to renew his call for Democrats to abandon investigations into him if they want to negotiate over improving the nation's roads and bridges or other legislation.

    "I told the Democrats ... I want to do infrastructure," Trump said. "I'd be really good at that. It's what I do. But we can't do it under these circumstances. Get these phony investigations over with."

    The president appeared behind a lectern that had been decorated with placards including details about special counsel Robert Mueller's

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