Impeachment day arrives with many speeches and little drama by alexnazaryan
WASHINGTON—The seats were mostly empty on the House floor. Above, in the gallery reserved for members of the public, many seats were empty too. The president of the United States was about to be impeached, and curiously few people appeared to be paying attention.
Absent was the incredible tension of last year’s Senate confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault. There were no surprise confrontations like the one between a sexual assault survivor and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., which led the rattled Senator to ask for an FBI investigation into Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual misconduct.
Story continuesAnd so as debate over procedure turned into debate over foreign aid, which briefly turned into a discussion over whether Franklin D. Roosevelt should have been impeached , some members tapped away on their smartphones. Others chatted pleasantly. Speaking before the vote, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a first-term Democrat from Michigan, said she was already looking towards other matters. She said she was pleased that President Trump and House Democrats had agreed on a new North American trade agreement. She also said she was looking forward to working on prescription drug pricing.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. then accused Gohmert of disseminating Russian propaganda. Gohmert did not appreciate being called a Kremlin stooge and shouted back at Nadler. Still upset—and rather visibly so—he crossed the aisle, and standing over Nadler,spread his arms in what looked like a gesture of dismay. Then he went back to his seat. Within minutes, Gohmert was back on his phone, lost in his screen.
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