Posted on 10/31/2019 1:46:07 PM PDT by jazusamo
"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace said Thursday that he "can feel goosebumps" during an impeachment resolution vote on the House floor during the network's live coverage of the event.
Wallace's commentary comes after the House made its biggest step to date toward the third presidential impeachment in the history of the United States. Members of the House approved procedures for an impeachment inquiry to be moved from closed-door hearings to the public view on television.
"As they called the vote, I have to say I can feel goosebumps," Wallace said. "You cannot overstate how dramatic this is and what a decision the Democrats have made to pursue this course."
The measure, which passed in a 232-196 vote along party lines, establishes rules for open hearings and the questioning of witnesses by members and staff.
Wallace said that an impeachment of Trump is decidedly different than that of President Nixon in 1974, which had bipartisan support.
"There was a bipartisan agreement at that time, even though obviously the impeachment of Richard Nixon was a big deal, but a bipartisan agreement that it needed to go to that kind of an investigation," Wallace, a 51-year news veteran, said Thursday.
"Here you see the party divisions holding, all the Democrats with the exception of I think two, voting for this inquiry, all of the Republicans I think with no defections voting against it, so this city is still polarized despite the efforts of Democrats and their closed-door hearings to try to build a case against the president," he continued.
"What will be interesting to see is what happens when we have open hearings and the American people get to judge and conceivable to put pressure on their representatives and either, 'Yep, there’s a case against the president' or 'Nope, there isn't.' But the Democrats have cast their die now and this is going to roll out over the next two months," Wallace concluded.
The two Democrats who voted against the resolution were Reps. Collin Peterson (Minn.) and Jeff Van Drew (N.J.), who both represent districts in blue states won by the president in 2016.
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.), who broke from the GOP earlier this year, voted for the measure.
Let me guess Pissy Chrissy; you got tingles up your leg too.
What a maroon!
No, but they did vote to formally investigate impeachment, which means they’re going all in before long. They want to build it up so their case has a solid narrative once they move it to the Judiciary Committee. The longer they can play it out in the media, the greater the probability Mitt can start peeling off GOP senators to support it.
I would advise Chris Wallace to go long kevlar futures.
Exactly!
I can hear it now, no president under impeachment should be allowed to advance ANY Supreme Court justice.
Our betters will all nod in agreement as they stonewall any nomination under the guise of doing what is right for the country.....
“In what the hell kind of BIZARRO world do we live that Fox News can LOSE Katherine Herridge and GAIN Chris Wallace??”
I can answer that question! A world where Paul Ryan joins the board at Fox.
Their goal is to control EVERY communication channel available to conservatives.
Doing a decent job of it too...
I didn’t know Catherine Herridge left. What a shame. She’s a fantastic investigator.
He didn’t. Read the article. I actually watched him say this live. He never said they voted to impeach PDJT. He said exactly what the article said-that they voted for an “impeachment inquiry” - which is exactly what they did in 1973 - except it was bipartisan back then-which is also what he said.
You claim an ability to read minds. That’s low IQ.
That would be something to see.
“Johnson, Nixon and Clinton. This would make four not three. Idiots.”
Who is the idiot? (Give it thought.)
Not sure what your point is. Andrew Johnson was impeached, Richard Nixon was and Bill Clinton was. Now they are going after Trump which would make it the fourth time in history not the third as the article states. So your point is?
Examine your premises.
Do not teach what you don’t know.
Elections have consequences and if these maniacs win again our lives will be much worse.
Why be so cryptic?
Why do you call people idiots when they are knowledgeable and you are ignorant?
Johnson + Nixon + Clinton + Trump = 4 not 3
If I’m wrong please point it out and I will happily accept that but I am done trying to figure out what your calling me ignorant about.
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