Trump told Republicans he doesn’t want impeachment on his ‘resume’: report | TheHill – The Hill

President TrumpDonald John TrumpWhite House says Turkey will soon launch Syria operation Trump associates pressured Ukraine over gas firm in order to benefit allies: report Trump praises Woodward, slams other journalists over ‘Face the Nation’ segment MORE privately told House Republicans that he is worried about the effect impeachment would have on his legacy, Axios reported Sunday.

Trump said impeachment is a “bad thing to have on your resume” in a call with House Republicans, a source on the call told Axios.

Two other sources confirmed the substance of the remark to the news outlet, but one said they remembered Trump phrasing it as “you don’t want it [impeachment] on your resume.”

The sources said that after the comment, Trump said, “But it’s going to make Kevin speaker,” referring to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin Owen McCarthyTrump told Republicans he doesn’t want impeachment on his ‘resume’: report Trump holds call with House GOP amid impeachment inquiry House conservatives press Schiff over knowledge of whistleblower complaint MORE (R-Calif.).

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

House Democrats formally launched an impeachment inquiry two weeks ago after details emerged of a phone call between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump pressed Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump associates pressured Ukraine over gas firm in order to benefit allies: report Trump praises Woodward, slams other journalists over ‘Face the Nation’ segment Why Elizabeth Warren will fail to shine in her moment on the trail MORE and his son Hunter Biden during the July 25 conversation, according to a partial transcript the White House released.

The president and his allies have sought to discredit the impeachment inquiry, calling the process a hoax.