White House calls Trump impeachment a 'sham'

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published 19 December 2019

In the wake of President Trump's impeachment, the White House released a statement blasting the process as being "illegitimate" and a "sham."

The House approved both articles of impeachment on Wednesday night, primarily along party lines. "Today marks the culmination in the House of one of the most shameful political episodes in the history of our nation," the White House said. "Without receiving a single Republican vote, and without providing any proof of wrongdoing, Democrats pushed illegitimate articles of impeachment against the president through the House of Representatives."

The statement went on to declare that Trump "did absolutely nothing wrong," and has been denied "fundamental fairness and due process under the law." The impeachment was sparked by Trump asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, and the White House accused Democrats of using the impeachment to "improperly influence the 2020 election."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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