Thread by @RepMikeJohnson

I've analyzed the Democrats' #ArticlesOfImpeachment line by line.

This #impeachment is a sham. Here's why:

Democrats know there is ZERO direct evidence in the record of these proceedings to show that @realDonaldTrump engaged in any “scheme” of any kind, or that he intended in his dealings with Ukraine to “influence the 2020 United States Presidential election to his advantage.” 2/

@realDonaldTrump Once again, Democrats include bold allegations that are completely unsupported by the evidentiary record. 3/

@realDonaldTrump FOUR indisputable facts that destroy the Democrats’ case:

1⃣ Both presidents say there was no pressure exerted
2⃣The call transcript shows no conditionality between aid & an investigation
3⃣Ukraine wasn't aware that aid was delayed
4⃣Ukraine got the aid & meeting Trump 4/

@realDonaldTrump THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE HERE.

Neither of those allegations is true or supported by a scintilla of evidence in the record. 5/

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@realDonaldTrump Democrats know @realDonaldTrump has “lawful
cause” to challenge their subpoenas in this matter. So why are they trying to impeach instead of simply seeking judicial review?

Because they promised their base they would deliver an impeachment by Christmas!!! 🎄☃️ 5/

@realDonaldTrump .@realDonaldTrump has consistently cooperated with Congress in fulfilling its oversight and investigation responsibilities.

🟢 25+ Admin officials testified before Oversight
🟢 20+ Admin officials testified before Judiciary
🟢 100,000+ pages of WH docs given to Oversight

7/

@realDonaldTrump Democrats are the ones here seeking to nullify our vital constitutional safeguards with this sham. Their ultimate objective is to nullify the votes of the 63 MILLION
Americans who voted to elect @realDonaldTrump the President. 8/

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@realDonaldTrump The REAL abuse of power here is on the part of the House Democrats, as they have recklessly pursued this
impeachment—20 times faster than the impeachment investigation of Bill Clinton—to reach their
predetermined political outcome. 9/

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@realDonaldTrump Along the way, House Democrats have steamrolled over constitutionally-guaranteed due process, House Rules and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 10/

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@realDonaldTrump House Democrats have:

❌Ignored or blocked exculpatory evidence
❌Intimidated witnesses
❌Restricted Republican lines of questioning
❌Denied defense witnesses and involvement of the president’s counsel
❌Restricted Republican review of evidence 11/

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@realDonaldTrump Ironically, during the Clinton impeachment, the Democrats published a report which read: “As Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-Tx.) observed during the Watergate inquiry, impeachment not only mandates due process, but ‘due process quadrupled.’” 12/

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@realDonaldTrump The Democrats of this Congress have done exactly the opposite - and everyone in this country can see that clearly. 12/

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@realDonaldTrump This #impeachment will fail, and the Democrats will justly pay a heavy political price for it. But the Pandora’s Box they have opened today will do irreparable damage to our country in the years ahead. God help us.

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