Impeachment Sad Act of Political Theater

Floor Speech

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Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, time and again my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have made it clear that this impeachment process is nothing but a sad act of political theater.

The impeachment of a President, the attempt to insert the U.S. Congress between the American people and the President they elected 3 years ago, the attempts by this House leadership to prevent the American people from making their choice in the election next November, this is a serious matter and must not be abused as a tool for partisan gain or advantage in the next election.

I have witnessed Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, as a proud member of that committee, repeatedly fail to find evidence to support a case for impeaching this President.

Now, in the realization of this fact and at the expense of fundamental fairness and due process, the Speaker has removed any further investigation from the Judiciary Committee so that impeachment can be conducted in secret and out of public view--no vote to proceed, no public hearings, no access to testimony, no ability to call witnesses.

This is a sham, and the American people won't have it any longer.

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