House Republicans Blast Impeachment Inquiry: ‘It Was a Dark Day for the Rule of Law’

House Republicans Blast Impeachment Inquiry: ‘It Was a Dark Day for the Rule of Law’
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), left, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), stride from the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 18, 2015. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) decision to move forward with their impeachment efforts, saying that it was “a dark day” for the country and the rule of law.
“Yesterday was a dark day for America,” McCarthy told reporters at a House Republican press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 25. “It was a dark day for the rule of law that the speaker of the House would claim that a president violated the law without ever having any information to judge it on.”