On the recordDecember 19, 2019
Mr. Speaker, for the first time in recent American history, the President of the United States was impeached with only Members of one party voting for it. This has been a shameful, partisan exercise in the U.S. House from start to finish. Speaker Nancy Pelosi's actions yesterday contradicted her previous statements that impeachment should only happen if it has bipartisan support. Since the moment President Trump was sworn into office, Democrats in Congress had made it their mission to remove him and overturn the results of the 2016 election. On January 20, 2017, The Washington Post wrote that the effort to impeach President Donald John Trump is underway--and indeed it was. President Trump did nothing wrong, and these Articles of Impeachment were totally meritless. The American people and folks across West Virginia have been able to witness this unjust and unfair process. Despite a rigged investigation and process, Democrats could still not find any real evidence of an actual crime. I will continue to stand with President Donald Trump as he fights back against this baseless impeachment. I look forward to a fair trial in the U.S. Senate. ____________________





