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All Fact-checks for Impeachment

stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post

Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.”

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stated on September 12, 2022 in a Facebook post

“Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.”

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stated on June 7, 2021 in a Facebook post

“Biden gets brutal impeachment.”

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stated on February 13, 2021 in a text post

Donald Trump's second impeachment "cost $33 million."

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Michael van der Veen

stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate

After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."

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stated on February 9, 2021 in an article

“Manipulated Video used in House Impeachment Looks to Have VIOLATED House Rules”

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stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad

Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.”

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stated on January 13, 2021 in remarks in a CNN broadcast

The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.”

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stated on January 9, 2021 in a screenshot

A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office.

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stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet

Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.”

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stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post

Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”

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stated on May 4, 2020 in a blog post

Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.”

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stated on April 4, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing

Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.

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stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post

“Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.”

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stated on December 15, 2018 in a Facebook post

Says Maxine Waters said: “I say, we knock off Trump and then, go after Pence. We have the power.”

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stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.”

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stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.”

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stated on January 29, 2020 in a press release

Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.”

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stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial

“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.

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stated on January 29, 2020 in a TV ad in Iowa

"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.

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Fact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big roles

Fact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big roles

By Jessica Calefati • February 17, 2021

Impeachment over, Donald Trump faces more investigations

Impeachment over, Donald Trump faces more investigations

By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 2021

How solid is Donald Trump’s First Amendment impeachment defense?

How solid is Donald Trump’s First Amendment impeachment defense?

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2021

House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial

House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 10, 2021

Fact-checking Day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial: To try or not to try

Fact-checking Day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial: To try or not to try

By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2021

What the House Democrats’ impeachment memo leaves out

What the House Democrats’ impeachment memo leaves out

By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2021

What Donald Trump’s impeachment response leaves out

What Donald Trump’s impeachment response leaves out

By Bill McCarthy • February 2, 2021

Can Congress impeach and remove a president who’s left office? A look at the history

Can Congress impeach and remove a president who’s left office? A look at the history

By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2021

Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2021

The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021

READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2021

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

By PolitiFact Staff • December 16, 2020

Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden

Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden

By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2020

The president who cried hoax? Experts weigh in on Trump’s use of the word

The president who cried hoax? Experts weigh in on Trump’s use of the word

By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2020