Trump's Impeachment Document That Many Pens Have To Sign
JAKARTA - Two articles of impeachment by the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump have been submitted by the House of Representatives (HOR) or the House of America to the Senate. Trump's impeachment trial will be scheduled for Tuesday, January 21.
The article on the impeachment of the 45th president was signed by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. Interestingly, during the signing process, Nancy used a lot of pens. The number of stationery Nancy used to sign Trump's impeachment clause was up to three trays.
Quoted from The Guardian, a Republican member, Steve Scalise, called the action of the many pens used by Nancy as a form of sarcastic sarcasm. Even the White House press secretary said that the pens were then distributed to people in the room.
The black ink pen has a gold engraving affixed with Nancy Pelosi's signature. In fact, the pen is a souvenir belonging to Pelosi to be distributed to invited guests.
Yet somehow, when he signed Trump's impeachment dossier. He used one by one the pen on each sheet of the document.
The closing of the ceremonial impeachment pens. pic.twitter.com/8GZmgbKnhP
- Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) January 15, 2020
In fact, Pelosi did not only use many pens to sign state documents or files. President Barack Obama even used 22 ink pens at once, alternately to sign the Civil Rights Act.
It's a laborious process because she's using multiple pens. "It makes for a funny signature," she jokes. https://t.co/szLoKhgyg8
- Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) January 15, 2020
Summarized from Time, the ink pens that are often used by presidents to sign documents will usually become historical artifacts. However, not a few presidents or state leaders distributed ink pens as souvenirs.
As previously reported, a member of the US House of Representatives, Adam Schiff (59) from the Democratic Party representing the California region, has been appointed as Chief Prosecutor in Trump's impeachment trial. In addition, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts has also been sworn in to preside over the impeachment trial.
Later all 100 US Senators will also be sworn in to act as judge and jury in the trial. Trump's impeachment trial will begin next week after the impeachment charges are submitted to the Senate.
It is estimated that Trump's impeachment trial will last two weeks. In this impeachment trial, Trump was charged with secretly withholding military assistance to Ukraine in order to pressure Ukrainian authorities to investigate former US Vice President Joe Biden who could potentially become Trump's challenger in the 2020 presidential election.