Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer strongly criticized the use of impeachment as a tool for settling policy disagreements, emphasizing that it sets a dangerous precedent for Congress. Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer described the current impeachment process as a 'nakedly partisan exercise' that fails to meet the high standards required for such actions. He highlighted that both conservative and liberal legal scholars agree with this stance. Schumer reiterated the importance of maintaining the dignity of the Senate and avoiding the misuse of impeachment, which he described as 'hollow, frivolous, political'.
.@SenSchumer (D-NY): "What we saw today was a microcosm of this impeachment since day one: hollow, frivolous, political. And we felt very strongly that we had to set a precedent that impeachment should never be used to settle policy disagreements." https://t.co/Ipn0RLnSJ1
Impeachment should NEVER be used to settle policy disagreements.
.@SenSchumer (D-NY): "What we saw today was a microcosm of this impeachment since day one: hallow, frivolous, political. And we felt very strongly that we had to set a precedent that impeachment should never be used to settle policy disagreements." https://t.co/GGU7ZAF0ZY
Schumer: “We felt very strongly that we had to set a precedent that impeachment should never be used to settle policy disagreements.” https://t.co/kDOxjlZPVz
A) Schumer: It is beneath the dignity of the Senate to entertain this nakedly partisan exercise, one that both conservative and liberal legal scholars agree fails to meet the high standard demanded by impeachment. So I will say it again Impeachment should never, ever be used to…
“Impeachment should never be used to settle a policy disagreement. Talk about awful precedence. This would set an awful precedent for Congress,” Schumer warned on the Senate floor. https://t.co/T83EElecKD
.@SenSchumer: Impeachment should never be used to settle a policy disagreement. Talk about awful precedent—this would set an awful precedent for Congress. https://t.co/dmAJqZpNtj