Latest False Fact-checks in Impeachment J.D. Vance stated on February 12, 2024 in a memo shared with GOP colleagues: “The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.” Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “articles of impeachment to be filed against President Joe Biden today!” Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.” Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.” Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2021 in a text post: Donald Trump's second impeachment "cost $33 million." Bloggers stated on February 9, 2021 in an article: “Manipulated Video used in House Impeachment Looks to Have VIOLATED House Rules” Jody Hice stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet: Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.” Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.” Bloggers stated on May 4, 2020 in a blog post: Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.” Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.” Viral image stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.” Jeanne Ives stated on January 29, 2020 in a press release: Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.” Rick Scott stated on January 29, 2020 in a TV ad in Iowa: "Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter. Mike Pompeo stated on January 24, 2020 in an NPR interview: When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify." Pat Cipollone stated on January 21, 2020 in remarks in the Senate impeachment trial: "Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation. Mike Gallagher stated on December 20, 2019 in a radio interview: Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — "They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things." Doug Collins stated on December 18, 2019 in an opening statement to the House of Representatives: "In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office." Barry Loudermilk stated on December 18, 2019 in remarks on the House floor: "When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process." Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat. Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?" Greg Steube stated on December 4, 2019 in a House judiciary committee hearing: "We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry. John Kennedy stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton." Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Ukrainian government just indicted the Burisma gas company & named Hunter Biden for accepting millions of dollars from a slush fund." Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump "fired Lt. Col. Vindman because he testified agaisnt (sic) him and corroborated the Whistleblowers (sic) testimony." Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "It is dangerous to let the voters decide Trump’s fate." Donald Trump stated on November 15, 2019 in an interview with Dan Bongino: "They never thought ... that I was going to release that call and I really had no choice because Adam Schiff made up a call." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and the rest of the corrupt Democrats made a promise to their crazy left-wing base that they would impeach me even BEFORE I took office." Rob Wittman stated on November 11, 2019: "There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed."
J.D. Vance stated on February 12, 2024 in a memo shared with GOP colleagues: “The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.” Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “articles of impeachment to be filed against President Joe Biden today!” Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.” Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.” Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2021 in a text post: Donald Trump's second impeachment "cost $33 million." Bloggers stated on February 9, 2021 in an article: “Manipulated Video used in House Impeachment Looks to Have VIOLATED House Rules” Jody Hice stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet: Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.” Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.” Bloggers stated on May 4, 2020 in a blog post: Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.” Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.” Viral image stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.” Jeanne Ives stated on January 29, 2020 in a press release: Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.” Rick Scott stated on January 29, 2020 in a TV ad in Iowa: "Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter. Mike Pompeo stated on January 24, 2020 in an NPR interview: When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify." Pat Cipollone stated on January 21, 2020 in remarks in the Senate impeachment trial: "Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation. Mike Gallagher stated on December 20, 2019 in a radio interview: Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — "They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things." Doug Collins stated on December 18, 2019 in an opening statement to the House of Representatives: "In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office." Barry Loudermilk stated on December 18, 2019 in remarks on the House floor: "When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process." Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat. Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?" Greg Steube stated on December 4, 2019 in a House judiciary committee hearing: "We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry. John Kennedy stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton." Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Ukrainian government just indicted the Burisma gas company & named Hunter Biden for accepting millions of dollars from a slush fund." Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump "fired Lt. Col. Vindman because he testified agaisnt (sic) him and corroborated the Whistleblowers (sic) testimony." Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "It is dangerous to let the voters decide Trump’s fate." Donald Trump stated on November 15, 2019 in an interview with Dan Bongino: "They never thought ... that I was going to release that call and I really had no choice because Adam Schiff made up a call." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and the rest of the corrupt Democrats made a promise to their crazy left-wing base that they would impeach me even BEFORE I took office." Rob Wittman stated on November 11, 2019: "There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed."
J.D. Vance stated on February 12, 2024 in a memo shared with GOP colleagues: “The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.”
Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “articles of impeachment to be filed against President Joe Biden today!”
Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.”
Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.”
Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2021 in a text post: Donald Trump's second impeachment "cost $33 million."
Bloggers stated on February 9, 2021 in an article: “Manipulated Video used in House Impeachment Looks to Have VIOLATED House Rules”
Jody Hice stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet: Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.”
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”
Bloggers stated on May 4, 2020 in a blog post: Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.”
Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.”
Viral image stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.”
Jeanne Ives stated on January 29, 2020 in a press release: Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.”
Rick Scott stated on January 29, 2020 in a TV ad in Iowa: "Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.
Mike Pompeo stated on January 24, 2020 in an NPR interview: When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team."
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify."
Pat Cipollone stated on January 21, 2020 in remarks in the Senate impeachment trial: "Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation.
Mike Gallagher stated on December 20, 2019 in a radio interview: Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — "They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things."
Doug Collins stated on December 18, 2019 in an opening statement to the House of Representatives: "In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office."
Barry Loudermilk stated on December 18, 2019 in remarks on the House floor: "When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process."
Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat.
Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."
Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?"
Greg Steube stated on December 4, 2019 in a House judiciary committee hearing: "We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry.
John Kennedy stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton."
Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Ukrainian government just indicted the Burisma gas company & named Hunter Biden for accepting millions of dollars from a slush fund."
Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump "fired Lt. Col. Vindman because he testified agaisnt (sic) him and corroborated the Whistleblowers (sic) testimony."
Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "It is dangerous to let the voters decide Trump’s fate."
Donald Trump stated on November 15, 2019 in an interview with Dan Bongino: "They never thought ... that I was going to release that call and I really had no choice because Adam Schiff made up a call."
Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and the rest of the corrupt Democrats made a promise to their crazy left-wing base that they would impeach me even BEFORE I took office."
Rob Wittman stated on November 11, 2019: "There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed."