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.
The Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction on Feb. 5, but an old Facebook post suggests he could soon face another impeachment trial. The Jan. 19 post has this quote over a photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: '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.' This post was flagged as part of Facebook's efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) Searching online and on the Nexis news archive we found no evidence that Pelosi said that. And while Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., warned that Trump would 'continue to try to cheat' if the Senate didn't convict him, it doesn't appear that Pelosi vowed to impeach him again. On Dec. 23, Politico reported that lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee said in a court filing that the House could impeach Trump again if it discovers new evidence that Trump tried to obstruct investigations into his actions. But as this Feb. 6 Washington Post analysis notes, it could be too risky for the Democrats to try again. 'The political cost of being seen as relentlessly trying to get the president out of office, especially as the election ticks closer, is just too high,' the story says. Back to the alleged Pelosi quote: We rate it False.
Back to the alleged Pelosi quote: We rate it False.