White House slams Dems' impeachment inquiry as 'desperate charade' that reached 'shameful end'
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has issued a statement slamming the impeachment inquiry against Trump as a "desperate charade" that has reached a "shameful end."
"This desperate charade of an impeachment inquiry in the House Judiciary Committee has reached its shameful end," Grisham said. "The President looks forward to receiving in the Senate the fair treatment and due process which continues to be disgracefully denied to him by the House."
Moments earlier, following announcements from both Trump and Beijing that they'd reached a Phase One trade deal, Grisham had tweeted that Pelosi should "take note" of "what real leadership looks like."
Trump tweets on China trade deal — but not impeachment
Eric Trump chimes in on Twitter moments after vote
Advocates for Trump, including his son Eric, immediately chimed in on Twitter, following the House Judiciary Committee's historic vote to recommend two impeachment articles against the president.
Eric Trump tweeted about stock market gains seen under his father's presidency, just as his father announced on Twitter a "very large Phase One" trade deal with China.
Later, members of the Trump re-election campaign weighed in.
“This committee vote is just another act in the Democrats’ political theater. The baseless, sham impeachment is just out-of-control partisan politics and the American people are rejecting it," Brad Parscale, Trump's 2020 campaign manager, said in a statement.
Kayleigh McEnany, the national press secretary for the president's re-election campaign, tweeted that House Democrats had "made a choice to betray the American people."
The view from the White House after the Judiciary Committee votes to impeach trump
When asked if President Trump was watching the vote as it unfolded, Kellyanne Conway told NBC News she was with him moments ago and he wasn’t watching.
Other White House officials say it’s likely the president will address impeachment when he meets with the President of Paraguay at 11:10 a.m.
These officials would not say if Rudy Giuliani — who was spotted at the White House this morning — was scheduled to meet with the president but said he remains the president’s personal attorney, to the best of their knowledge.
Rudy Giuliani spotted at the White House
The president's personal lawyer and the man at the center of Trump's Ukraine affair was seen by reporters heading toward the White House Friday, just as the Judiciary Committee votes were getting underway.
Nadler adjourns committee
Following a quick committee vote to recommend both articles of impeachment for a full House vote, Chairman Jerrold Nadler has adjourned the committee meeting.
Committee votes to recommend second impeachment article against Trump
The House Judiciary Committee has now voted to recommend the second of two impeachment articles against Trump for a full House vote, completing an arduous committee process for the most powerful action Congress can take against a commander-in-chief.
The committee voted along party lines, again 23-17, to advance the article on obstruction of Congress against Trump.
Moments earlier, the committee voted along party lines to advance the first article against Trump — abuse of power — for a full House vote.
The full House is now expected to hold a floor vote on the impeachment articles, mostly likely on Wednesday, before lawmakers leave for their holiday break.
If approved by the full House next week, a trial about whether to convict Trump and remove him from office will be held in the Senate in January.
Committee votes to recommend first impeachment article against Trump
After a three-day markup session, the House Judiciary Committee has voted to recommend the first of two impeachment articles against President Donald Trump for a full House vote.
The committee voted along party lines Friday morning to advance the article on abuse of power against Trump for a full House vote.
Another vote will occur in the coming moments on the impeachment article against Trump for obstruction of Congress.
The full House vote is expected next week.
The third day of the markup has resumed
The third day of the markup meeting is got underway at 10:03 a.m. with votes on both articles of impeachment expected to take place soon.
Here's what we're expecting Friday once the Judiciary Committee meeting resumes
At 10 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will continue its three-day markup to consider the two articles of impeachment against President Trump — one on abuse of power and one on obstruction of Congress.
The markup debate is over and no additional amendments can be offered Friday. All there’s really left to do is vote on recommending Article I and then Article II to the House floor. It’s possible, given how upset Republicans were Thursday night about the surprise move by Nadler, that there could be procedural moves by the Republicans to delay the vote.