House Impeachment Manager Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke today at the Senate trial and blasted the Trump White House as corrupt. “Truth crushed to the ground will rise again. There is a toxic mess at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and I humbly suggest that it’s our collective job on behalf of the American people to try and clean it up.” View his entire statement to senators on C-SPAN here.
It is difficult to trust and rely on Jeffries for reliable and straightforward information regarding this trial based on his current and past outlandish comments about Trump. His criticisms go far beyond the facts due to his clear personal bias.
Jeffries appeared on MSNBC and stated that he wants to remove President Trump from office no matter. View his statement below:
This has been the Democrats goal for 3 years.
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Unhinged: Democrat impeachment trial manager Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says he wants to remove President Trump from office “no matter what it takes”
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson commented on Jeffries’ previous statements at the trial. “And while we’re at it, another apology of sorts. Viewers of the show Tuesday night had to endure an exceedingly long speech by Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is a so-called ‘impeachment manager.’ Now, judging by his title, you might imagine Mr. Jeffries is some sort of statesman, an august figure in the political realm. Not so. In fact, he’s a joke. And not only that but a race-baiter.”
Carlson listed the statements that Jeffries has said regarding President Trump: “The president of the United States chose to pull the sheets off and reveal himself in terms of his tendency to be a racial arsonist, fanned the flames of hatred. Accepting assistance from a hostile foreign power like Russia is treasonous behavior. The president of the United States is a dangerous con artist. It seems that the Trump campaign conspired with Russian spies to sell out our democracy. We do know that every racist in America voted for Donald Trump. We have a hater in the White House. The Grand Wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”
Carlson added, “Now, wait a second. So the president is not only a Klansman but also an active Russian spy. That’s quite a combination. Under normal circumstances, a claim like that by a sitting member of Congress would be headline news. But as it was, nobody seemed to notice. It’s normal now. They’re all inflamed extremists. They will say absolutely anything.” Watch Carlson’s segment here.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had the task of selecting the impeachment managers. Pelosi selected seven lawmakers to have the role of prosecuting the case against President Donald Trump in the Senate’s trial. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX). To read a short bio on each of the managers, Politico published an excellent article about them. Read it here.
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