House Democrats Were Always Going To Impeach President Trump
According to many House Democrats, Trump’s 'high crimes and misdemeanors' include criticizing NFL players and tweeting mean things about the Squad.
By John Daniel Davidson
November 1, 2019
In a strictly partisan vote on Thursday, Democrats approved a resolution in favor of the ongoing anti-Trump investigation masquerading as an impeachment inquiry. Not a single Republican voted for the measure, and two Democrats joined GOP lawmakers in voting against it.
Many Democrats used the occasion to declare how seriously they take their constitutional duty to hold President Trump accountable. Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said, “This is a solemn day in the history of our country.†House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the impeachment inquiry was a “sad†and “prayerful†process. Ahead of the vote, she declared the resolution was “about the truth, and what is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy.â€
Listening to this mawkish stuff, you’d think the Democrats, against their better instincts and in sorrowful duty to their sacred oaths, have finally been pushed to act for the sake of the republic. “Nobody comes to Congress to impeach a president of the United State,†said Pelosi. “No one.â€
Well, except for the dozens of Democrats who clearly did come to Congress for that purpose. Thursday’s vote actually marks the fourth time House Democrats have voted on impeachment in the past two years. Trump’s previous “high crimes and misdemeanors,†according to not a few House Democrats, were as follows: insulting NFL players, saying “shithole countries,†and tweeting mean things about the Squad.
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