White House considers arguing that Trump wasn't impeached: reports

Source: The Hill | December 20, 2019 | Rachel Frazin

The White House is thinking about making the argument that President Trump wasn’t impeached because Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has not sent articles of impeachment to the Senate, according to multiple reports.

The House this week voted to approve articles of impeachment accusing Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, but Pelosi has not said when she would deliver them to the upper chamber. 

A person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg, which first reported the news, that the White House legal theory is that the Senate would already have jurisdiction if Trump had been impeached. Proponents would reportedly point to a part of the constitution that gives the Senate “the sole Power to try all Impeachments.” 

Sources told CBS News that the White House sees the delay as a “Christmas gift” and that they intend to argue that it shows Democrats do not believe in their impeachment case. 

The White House may use this type of messaging, a senior White House official told CBS. 

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