Two pens that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used to sign the impeachment bill of President Donald Trump on the 13th. The lid has a golden ornament and the name of Chairman Pelosi is engraved. UPI=Yonhap News
– How many pens did US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi use to sign the impeachment bill for President Donald Trump on the 13th (local time)? The pens reflected in the press are two black pens engraved with Chairman Pelosi’s name, which are decorated with golden borders, giving it a luxurious atmosphere. On social media, it was immediately claimed that Pelosi used an expensive pen and that it was an 18K gold pen. There were also claims that suggested specific prices, ranging from $2,025 (2,230,000 won) to $2,500 (2,750,000 won) per bag, or claiming that both bags cost $15,000 (16.5 million won).
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Two pens are placed next to the Trump impeachment bill. UPI=Yonhap News
– All of these claims are not true. According to FactCheck.org, run by the University of Pennsylvania’s Public Policy Center, the pen’s ornate border decoration is copper, not gold, and a bag costs around $20 (22,000 won). The manufacturer was found to be Garland Writing Instruments in Coventry, Rhode Island, USA. Pelosi’s spokesman Drew Hamill said in an e-mail to FactCheck that “the price of a pen is less than $15 (16,500 won).”
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Congressman Pelosi’s aide prepares two pens next to President Trump’s impeachment bill. It is not yet signed. AFP=Yonhap News
– There were other politicians who used Garland pens besides Pelosi. The company’s president, Becker, said he ordered Garland pens from the White House even during the days of President Trump and former President Obama.
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Photographers are photographing historic impeachment bills and pens before Pelosi’s signature. AFP=Yonhap News
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House Speaker Pelosi signs the impeachment bill of President Donald Trump on the 13th. AFP=Yonhap News
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Holding a bill of impeachment signed by Chairman Pelosi. Reuters = Yonhap News
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US President Donald Trump’s impeachment bill signed by Pelosi. It is the same signature as the signature on the fountain pen. AP=Yonhap News
– The US House of Representatives passed a bill of impeachment against President Donald Trump on the 13th. In connection with the invasion of parliament on the 6th, President Trump applied the allegations of inciting civil war. All 222 Democrats voted in favor, and 10 out of 197 Republicans voted. As a result, Trump has been dishonored for being the first president in U.S. history to have passed two prosecutions in the House of Representatives while in office. The $15 pen used in this historic impeachment also drew many people’s attention.
Reporter Choi Jeong-dong
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