A Halloween impeachment hoax—and other spooky stories

The first act of House Democrats' impeachment sham operated in secret, depriving President Donald J. Trump of the due process rights entitled to every American citizen. Today, Democrats moved into phase two of their phony inquiry—and continue to leave both the American people and the White House in the dark.

"We don't [even] know the rules yet, for the White House," Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham told Fox News today. "Are we even going to get to be involved? I don't think so. It's my understanding that we're not going to get to defend ourselves until it goes to the Judiciary Committee—and that's not how it works in America."

 White House Press Sec: The President did nothing wrong. Democrats know it.

For weeks, Democrats and their media mouthpieces tried to push the narrative that some Republicans in Congress could join Democrats in voting for their impeachment hoax—offering their probe a veneer of bipartisan credibility. The left hoped that repeating that storyline over and over again might help turn it into a reality.

The opposite happened. Two House Democrats joined with every single Republican member in voting against the Pelosi–Schiff impeachment sham. So the media was right that a bipartisan consensus might emerge. It's just not the kind that they'd hoped for.

Today's vote puts Democratic leaders in an awkward spot. Just months ago, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she opposed moving forward with an impeachment effort that didn't earn overwhelming bipartisan trust. With members of both parties now objecting to impeachment, she must decide whether House Democrats should ignore their own words.

"I'm not for impeachment," she told CNN in March. "Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there's something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don't think we should go down that path, because it divides the country."

The left's media allies will try to help spin today's vote for House Democrats. Over the next few days, watch as the coverage focuses entirely on the Republican response to impeachment—and ignores the Democrats who joined them. They don't fit the narrative.

Americans are clearly frustrated with this hypocrisy. "There's polls out today that show people are frustrated and disappointed with all the impeachment farce that's happening," Press Secretary Grisham said. "We know that in the White House. We're going to keep working"—to deliver peace, a booming economy, and real national security.

Congressional Democrats have declared the President guilty until proven innocent. It doesn't matter that the released Ukraine transcript contradicts their own version of events. It doesn't matter that they announced impeachment efforts before gathering any of the evidence—or before even calling for a vote on whether to move forward.

This impeachment hoax began with a top Democrat reading a fake phone transcript of President Trump before quickly moving the proceedings behind closed doors. Instead of attracting Republicans, it has only repelled Democrats.

Speaker Pelosi is right that a partisan impeachment is wrong for America. It's time for her to stand by her words. It's time for the House to have a real leader once again. 

Read today's full statement from Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham.

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