NBC falsely claimed that a single Republican voted in favor of the impeachment process resolution when zero Republicans voted for the resolution and two Democrats voted against it.
No GOP members voted for the resolution. And two Democrats—Reps. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)—voted with Republicans against the legislation.
“Without bipartisan support, I believe this inquiry will further divide the country, tearing it apart at the seams and will ultimately fail in the Senate,” Van Drew said in a statement.
“This impeachment process continues to be hopelessly partisan,” Peterson said in a statement. “I have some serious concerns with the way the closed-door depositions were run, and am skeptical that we will have a process that is open, transparent, and fair.”
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“I have one with an asterisk here. I don’t know what you do with Justin Amash. It’s not a zero. At the same time, he’s not a Republican anymore,” Todd, the host, said on air.
Appearing with Todd, CNBC reporter John Harwood said later in the segment, “The Republican number was zero.”
Several congressmen are independents, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
During the vote for the resolution, there were three lines: Democrats, Republicans, and Independent. The final vote showed that Amash voted for the resolution. Amash is the only independent currently in the House.
“A former Republican, now an independent member of Congress, Justin Amash of Michigan who left the Republican party shortly after reading Robert Mueller’s report,” Todd said on air, introducing the interview.
Todd has not clarified his reporting and NBC has not issued a correction or retraction for the claim that a Republican voted in favor of the resolution.