Nancy Pelosi

Paul Pelosi Visa Stock Sale Controversy

| Importance: 8/10

Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sold 2,000 shares of Visa worth between $500,000 and $1 million on July 1, 2024. This transaction became controversial when the Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Visa on September 24, alleging monopolization of …

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Pelosi Transmits Impeachment Article to Senate After Biden Inauguration

| Importance: 9/10

On January 25, 2021, exactly two weeks after the House voted to impeach Donald Trump and five days after President Biden’s inauguration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmitted the single article of impeachment—charging Trump with “incitement of insurrection”—to the Senate. The nine …

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House Impeaches Trump for Second Time on Single Charge of "Incitement of Insurrection"

| Importance: 10/10

One week after the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives voted 232-197 to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article charging him with “incitement of insurrection,” making Trump the first president in American history to be impeached twice. The …

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Trump Dismisses State Department Inspector General Steve Linick

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on May 15, 2020, amid an ongoing investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The dismissal was part of a broader pattern of removing government watchdogs, with House Democrats suggesting the firing was an act of …

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Pelosi Transmits Impeachment Articles to Senate After 28-Day Strategic Delay

| Importance: 9/10

Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmitted the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on January 16, 2020, ending a 28-day delay strategy designed to pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to establish fair trial procedures. In a solemn ceremony in the Speaker’s office, …

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House Votes to Impeach Trump on Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress

| Importance: 10/10

The House of Representatives voted on December 18, 2019 to impeach President Donald Trump on two articles: Abuse of Power (230-197-1) and Obstruction of Congress (229-198-1), making Trump only the third president in American history to be impeached. Article I charged that Trump “solicited the …

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Trump Freezes Ukraine Military Aid Demanding Biden Investigation

| Importance: 9/10

President Trump orchestrated a multi-month campaign to pressure Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and his son Hunter, using $391 million in congressionally approved military aid as leverage. In a July 25 phone call with President Zelensky, Trump explicitly demanded ‘I would like you to do …

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Speaker Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry After Ukraine Revelations

| Importance: 10/10

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump on September 24, 2019, marking a historic turning point after revelations that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden while withholding military aid. In a solemn address from the Speaker’s Balcony …

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Rep. Anthony Weiner Resigns After Sexting Scandal and Cover-Up

| Importance: 7/10

U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) announced his resignation from Congress effective June 23, 2011, after admitting he sent sexually explicit photos and messages to at least six women over three years through Twitter, Facebook, email, and phone—and then lied about it to the public and media. …

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