Political Quotes

“I rise today in the very Chamber where just three Presidential impeachment trials have been held over the course of our Nation's history--President Johnson in 1868, President Clinton in 1999, and now President Trump. In fact, I sat at this desk the past 2 weeks listening to over 65 hours of trial proceedings, and during that time, we heard from 13 witnesses, and we viewed 193 video clips and 28,000-plus pages of documentation. Senators, over a 16-hour period, asked over 180 questions. In the Senate, we took our solemn duty seriously. If there is one thing to be remembered from this trial for generations to come, it is this: Sadly, over the course of our country's 244-year history, never has our Nation faced such a partisan abuse of power. Never has the Senate been faced with Articles of Impeachment that allege no crimes in an attempt to remove a duly elected President of the United States from office. Never before have we seen such a partisan Presidential impeachment process. In 1974, when President Nixon faced impeachment--Nixon, a Republican--177 House Republicans joined Democrats in support of the impeachment inquiry. During President Clinton's impeachment--a Democrat--31 Democrats joined House Republicans. But with President Trump, there were zero. Not one Republican supported it. In fact, there were some Democrats who opposed it. So, to be clear, there was actually bipartisan opposition.…”