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by Axios | 2.6.20

This piece was authored by Axios, and its content solely reflects the published views of Axios and its journalists.

President Trump let loose Thursday at a White House event to mark his impeachment acquittal, saying it was not a speech or a news conference but \"a celebration.\"

The big picture: The event is pure unchained Trump — a midday TV event featuring his closest allies in the White House and Capitol Hill — that saw the president go pure scorched earth in a setting more akin to one of his campaign rallies than a traditional East Room gathering.

\"There's nothing from a legal standpoint. This is a political thing. And every time I'd say, 'This is unfair, let's go to court,' they'd say, 'You can't go to court. Sir, this is politics.' We were treated unbelievably unfairly. You have to understand, we first went through Russia, Russia, Russia. It was all bullshit.\"

The state of play: The president used the event to thank his allies and settle scores, despite already taking a shot at impeachment foils Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) earlier Thursday.

He referred to both Pelosi and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) as \"horrible\" people and said that Pelosi \"doesn't pray.\"
He singled out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his \"fantastic job\" in leading the Senate's Republican caucus through the impeachment process and trial.

Between the lines: Trump repeatedly refused to admit that he had done anything wrong regarding the Ukraine affair, brushing it aside as a political witch hunt, despite the fact that a number of Senate Republicans have stated that his actions were wrong but not impeachable.

\nFlashback to the New York Times headline for former President Bill Clinton's first public statement after his impeachment acquittal in 1999: \"The President Says He Feels Humbled and Is 'Profoundly Sorry.'\"

This is a breaking news event and will be updated with more details.

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