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Pelosi Scraps Presumption Of Innocence: Trump Needs To Prove He Is Innocent

Ryan Saavedra
Pelosi Scraps Presumption Of Innocence: Trump Needs To Prove He Is Innocent
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House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) suggested to CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on Sunday that President Donald Trump needs to prove that he is innocent in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. This is contradictory to the U.S. criminal justice system, which is based on the presumption of innocence.

Pelosi, who made the remarks on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” made similar remarks last week while responding to a reporter’s question about the public believing that Democrats are “dead set” on impeaching Trump without looking at all the facts.

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