The SCOTUS cannot Impeach anyone - only Congresscan do that
© Mariam Zuhaib, APHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 31, 2022. Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19 on April 7, 2022, her spokesman says.
A Facebook video post claims the Supreme Court has taken steps to impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
“Supreme Court FINALLY signs VERDICT to IMPEACH Speaker Pelosi as Hunter’s Laptop IMPLICATES her,” reads the caption of the July 20 video.
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The 10-minute video has been viewed more than 82,000 times and drawn thousands of reactions and hundreds of comments. The video, though, is only a compilation of clips showing several Republican lawmakers – Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley – criticizing Pelosi. It has nothing to do with impeachment.
This claim is wrong at every turn, experts say. Pelosi was not impeached. Individual members of Congress cannot be impeached. And impeachments that do happen are done by Congress, not the Supreme Court.
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USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the claim for comment.
"It's comically wrong," Frank Bowman, a law professor at the University of Missouri, told USA TODAY.
The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the "sole power to impeach an official," according to the House of Representatives website, while the Senate serves as the only court for impeachment trials.
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The claim: The Supreme Court signed a verdict to impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
© Mariam Zuhaib, APHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 31, 2022. Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19 on April 7, 2022, her spokesman says.
A Facebook video post claims the Supreme Court has taken steps to impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
“Supreme Court FINALLY signs VERDICT to IMPEACH Speaker Pelosi as Hunter’s Laptop IMPLICATES her,” reads the caption of the July 20 video.
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The 10-minute video has been viewed more than 82,000 times and drawn thousands of reactions and hundreds of comments. The video, though, is only a compilation of clips showing several Republican lawmakers – Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley – criticizing Pelosi. It has nothing to do with impeachment.
This claim is wrong at every turn, experts say. Pelosi was not impeached. Individual members of Congress cannot be impeached. And impeachments that do happen are done by Congress, not the Supreme Court.
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USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the claim for comment.
Congress, not the Supreme Court, has impeachment power
The post claims the Supreme Court signed a verdict to impeach Pelosi, but that isn't how the impeachment process works."It's comically wrong," Frank Bowman, a law professor at the University of Missouri, told USA TODAY.
The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the "sole power to impeach an official," according to the House of Representatives website, while the Senate serves as the only court for impeachment trials.
