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    FACT CHECK: Is The Trump Impeachment Process Different From Nixon And Clinton?

    Republicans say the process approved Thursday is a "sham" and "unconstitutional." But Democrats say it's very similar to what was in place during previous administrations.
    by Brian Naylor Nov 03, 2019 3 minutes
    President Trump and Republican allies have decried the impeachment inquiry process, but Democrats say they are following precedent.

    For the third time in almost 46 years, the House of Representatives has voted to begin a formal impeachment inquiry into the actions of the sitting president.

    And despite criticisms from President Trump — whose press secretary Stephanie Grisham called the resolution "unfair, unconstitutional, and fundamentally un-American" — the measure lawmakers approved Thursday charts a course similar to that of the inquiries into Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.

    The process allows for the investigation led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., to continue,

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