On the recordDecember 18, 2019
As you all know, I serve on both the Judiciary Committee and Rules Committee, and I have literally spent hours--hours--poring over testimony, looking at documents, sitting in hearings. And do you know the conclusion I got from all of that? This impeachment is a total joke and a total sham. And let me tell you one of the reasons why I think that. All of those witnesses, the 17 witnesses that the Democrats brought forward, not one single one of them was able to establish that President Trump committed bribery, treason, high crimes, or misdemeanors, which is required in the U.S. Constitution. And, again, 17 out of 24 Democrat Members on the Judiciary Committee voted on this floor to move forward Articles of Impeachment before the phone call, and five out of nine Rules Committee Democrat Members did the same thing. So, if the main part of your impeachment is the call, why did you vote for impeachment prior to the call? I also want to remind the American public and others that, for 2 years, Adam Schiff claimed he had proof--proof--that President Trump had colluded with Russia. That turned out to be false. And then, overnight, it was obstruction of justice, then quid pro quo, then bribery, then extortion, and the list goes on; yet, not one of those is listed in the Articles of Impeachment. To my Democrat colleagues, Madam Speaker, I say: Please stop tearing the country apart. Stop this sham.
