House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave a strong opening statement to begin the debate of the articles — which concluded in a standing ovation from Democrats.
“Whether Donald Trump leaves in one month, one year or five years, this impeachment is permanent, it will follow him around for the rest of his life and history books will record it. … It’s all very simple: No one is above the law,” Lieu proclaimed., said it’s “up to their conscience.”
“I am standing in the center and have decided to vote Present. I could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing. I also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting President must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country,” Gabbard said.
“I would remind the gentleman that if President Trump is removed the new president would be Mike Pence, not Hillary Clinton,” Nadler curtly responded.Rep. Jeff Van Drew sat with GOP but voted as Democrat against impeachmentmight switch partiesDuring Wednesday's debate, he sat with his GOP colleagues in friendly conversation with them across the aisle from his old Democratic coworkers.
“My colleagues continue to make the argument that the Ukrainians got the money,” Schiff said. “Yes, the president got caught but they got the money, no harm, no foul. It’s the equivalent of saying, `If you’re pulled over by a cop and you attempt to bribe the cop, and the cop doesn’t take the money but arrests you, where’s the crime in that?'”Amash, who left the GOP over impeachment: 'It is our duty to impeach him.
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