Impeachment Scorecard true 0% 5 Checks mostly-true 0% 3 Checks Half True 0% 2 Checks mostly-false 0% 13 Checks false 0% 49 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 18 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Impeachment X posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an X post: “The U.S. Senate has the votes to remove Trump from office if the House votes to impeach.” By Caleb McCullough • January 24, 2025 Instagram posts stated on December 4, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.” By Loreben Tuquero • December 6, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 6, 2024 in a Threads post: “Nancy Pelosi stated today that if the Democrats get the House the first thing they’re going to do is impeach Donald Trump before he gets elected.” November 8, 2024 JD Vance stated on February 12, 2024 in a memo shared with GOP colleagues: “The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump.” February 16, 2024 Kevin McCarthy stated on September 12, 2023 in a speech: On moving forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with a House vote. By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2023 Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows “articles of impeachment to be filed against President Joe Biden today!” August 22, 2023 Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.” June 29, 2023 Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.” September 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on June 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden gets brutal impeachment.” June 8, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2021 in a text post: Donald Trump's second impeachment "cost $33 million." By Daniel Funke • February 19, 2021 Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate: After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa." By Daniel Funke • February 12, 2021 Bloggers stated on February 9, 2021 in an article: “Manipulated Video used in House Impeachment Looks to Have VIOLATED House Rules” February 11, 2021 DCCC stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad: Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.” By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021 Jake Tapper stated on January 13, 2021 in remarks in a CNN broadcast: The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.” By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2021 in a screenshot: A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office. By Daniel Funke • January 11, 2021 Jody Hice stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet: Democrats “spent 4 years refusing to acknowledge Trump’s 2016 victory.” By Hayat Norimine • November 24, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.” By Bill McCarthy • May 21, 2020 Bloggers stated on May 4, 2020 in a blog post: Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.” May 5, 2020 Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing: Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress. By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2020 Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: “Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.” February 26, 2020 Load More Latest Articles With Biden impeachment probe now authorized, what’s next? By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2023 Fact-checking impeachment trial claims by the Philly-area lawyers who played big roles By Jessica Calefati • February 17, 2021 Impeachment over, Donald Trump faces more investigations By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 2021 How solid is Donald Trump’s First Amendment impeachment defense? By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2021 House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • February 11, 2021 Fact-checking Day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial: To try or not to try By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde • February 10, 2021 What the House Democrats’ impeachment memo leaves out By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2021 What Donald Trump’s impeachment response leaves out By Amy Sherman, Bill McCarthy • February 2, 2021 Can Congress impeach and remove a president who’s left office? A look at the history By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2021 Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2021 The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021 READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump • January 13, 2021 A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019 • December 16, 2020 Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • August 26, 2020 The president who cried hoax? Experts weigh in on Trump’s use of the word By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2020 Latest promises about Impeachment No promises to show. Latest promises about Impeachment
