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October 4, 2019 Chopper Presser

A real barn burner, this one.

Q Do you want the House to proceed with an impeachment inquiry at this point? An official impeachment inquiry.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I wouldn't mind because we have no rights. They way they're doing it, they've taken away our rights. So, if they proceed -- and, you know, they'll just get their people. They're all in line. Because even though many of them don't want to vote, they have no choice. They have to follow their leadership. And then we'll get it to the Senate, and we're going to win. ...
Q Is someone advising you that it is okay to solicit the help of other governments to investigate a potential political opponent?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I don't say anything is okay. I'll tell you what's okay.
Q Is someone advising you that?
THE PRESIDENT: Here's what's okay: If we feel there's corruption, like I feel there was in the 2016 campaign -- there was tremendous corruption against me -- if we feel there's corruption, we have a right to go to a foreign country.
And just so you know -- just so you know, I was investigated. I was investigated. Okay? Me. Me. In my campaign -- I ran, I won. I was invest- -- you won't say that, will you? I was investigated. I was investigated. And they think it could have been by UK. They think it could have been by Australia. They think it could have been by Italy. So when you get down to it, I was investigated by the Obama administration. By the Obama administration I was investigated.