Rep. Andrew Clyde (GA-9) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, January 13th, 2021:

Madam Speaker –

I rise today in opposition to the effort to impeach President Trump.

This course of action will only increase dissent and disunity across our country, and it flies in the face of all efforts to heal our nation.  

Quite simply, it is a shameful final act of political retribution – retribution this President has weathered since day one.

I have no doubt that those who breached the Capitol will have due process and their day in court.

However, there will be no investigation in the People’s House into whether the allegation against the President meets the criteria for a crime worthy of impeachment.

No evidence was presented.

No witnesses testified.

No cross-examination was conducted.

No due process was afforded and that sets an  extremely dangerous precedent for the future.

If my Democratic colleagues were serious in their efforts to get to the truth, they would convene the House Judiciary Committee and investigate. But they are not.

And so, I’m proud to stand before you today to defend our President from the injustices my Democratic colleagues are so giddy to pursue.

I oppose this effort to impeach the President and ask all members of the House to do the same.

I yield back.