“Says the impeachment of President Donald Trump would be the first in U.S. history "without a specific criminal statute or crime that the president who is impeached would have allegedly committed.”
Paul Gigot
Wall Street Journal editorial page editor. On a TV show. Claim dated 7 Dec 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
In short
Paul Gigot (Wall Street Journal editorial page editor) made this claim around 7 December 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 December 2019, 5 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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