After coming back from the final recorded vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the vote results on Article II of the Impeachment of President Trump.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), flanked by six House Democratic leaders, including House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) and House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY), held a news conference following the impeachment vote against President Trump. During her beginning remarks, Speaker Pelosi said December 18th, a great day for the Constitution of the United States, a sad one for America."
During today's House Floor Debate on the articles of impeachment - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - against President Trump, House Judiciary Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) gave final remarks criticizing the impeachment proceedings and warning his Democrat colleagues, "I guarantee you, one day you'll be back in the minority and it ain't going to be that fun." This resulted in applause and cheers from the Republicans in the Chamber.
During today's House Floor Debate on the articles of impeachment - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - against President Trump, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gave lengthy remarks on the House Floor against the of impeachment, saying at the top of his remarks, "Madame Speaker, I am about to say something my Democrat colleagues hate to hear. Donald J. Trump is President of the United States. He is president today. He will be president tomorrow. And he will be president when this impeachment is over." The remarks received a standing ovation from the Republicans in the House.
During today's House Floor Debate on the articles of impeachment - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - against President Trump, House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) gave closing remarks on the House Floor in favor of the impeachment of President Trump, saying "What is at risk here is the very idea of America. That's idea holds that we are a nation of laws, not of men. We are a nation that believes in the rule of law." The remarks resulted in cheers and a standing ovation from the Democrats.
