After the US House of Representative voted to impeach US President Trump, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement, President Trump is “confident the Senate will restore regular order, fairness, and due process”.
Key Quotes:
“Today marks the culmination in the House of one of the most shameful political episodes in the history of our nation. Without receiving a single Republican vote, and without providing any proof of wrongdoing, Democrats pushed illegitimate articles of impeachment against the president through the House of Representatives.”
“The president is confident the Senate will restore regular order, fairness, and due process, all of which were ignored in the House proceedings. He is prepared for the next steps and confident that he will be fully exonerated.”
USD/JPY holds the lower ground near 109.55 on Trump’s impeachment news that adds to the looming US-China trade deal concerns.