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.
Wall ass
Wow, he’s a true Swamp Creature.
I think that’s justification enough for all patriots to fire FAUX News.
It’s probably herpes.
Wallace is best as an interviewer and not as a person who gives commentary. I know most here don’t like his interview style but I don’t mind his approach to test the person being interviewed. But, his commentary is just plain ridiculous at times.
Reporter or not, they don’t come much lower than that.
Good. Cause the blood in your veins is just about to run cold.
Can’t come soon enough.
Big political winner for President Trump
Does this guy have any clue what the hell he's talking about? The "American people" don't get to decide how an impeachment will go, or to judge the President in a court of public opinion. Does he think we are in 17th century France?
Wallace knows the Democrats WILL impeach Trump. Too many Democrats made that promise in 2018 and ran and won on that. So they have to impeach him. That’s quite inevitable. The far-left wants their mark on history and satisfy their base.
It’s just what exactly the Senate does with it when they get it is the question.
Wallace has been on TV for well over 30 years. He was on TV all through the 90s. I’ll bet you can search for 10 years for any sound of Chris Wallace saying how historic and exciting the Bill Clinton impeachment drama was and you will never find it.
If you're in official Washington, it is.
For the rest of the country, not so much. We have other ways of entertaining ourselves.
But if you grew up reading and loving political history, you will understand what he means.
‘The “American people” don’t get to decide how an impeachment will go, or to judge the President in a court of public opinion.’
“and the American people get to judge and conceivable to put pressure on their representatives...”
did you miss that part in the quote you posted...?
Son of Fluffo Wallace
More fake news.
We went from people saying it wouldn’t happen and the Democrats were backing off to the next defensive narrative. They aren’t stopping. This is war. Sorry.
Don’t do that!Chris is a miserable POS,you ain’t.
LOLOL!!
Reminds me of Chrissy Matthews getting a tingle in his leg when he heard Hussein speak.
Maybe it was a tinkle. Hard to tell with hand-wringing bed-wetters like these.
I cannot stand Chris Wallace. The only reason he has a national gig is because his father was Mike Wallace. Chris Wallace cannot pronounce names correctly. He calls Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor “Supreme Court Justice Sodameyer.” He cannot pronounce vowels correctly. He mispronounces so many words that I forget what he is talking about because I keep thinking about what incompetent hack he is. As soon as I see his face on TV I hit the remote control button.
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