‘Toothless tiger’: Impeachment could bar Trump from future office
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Toothless tiger’: Impeachment could bar Trump from future office

Al Jazeera  

Lawmakers’ push to impeach Donald Trump for Capitol riot could affect US politics for years to come, experts say. “If he’s barred from holding any federal office, he’s kind of a toothless tiger.” Constitutional question A Senate trial is unlikely to happen before Trump leaves office on January 20, however. “The constitutional text is not clear on that point,” Thomas M Keck, a professor of political science at Syracuse University, told Al Jazeera, adding though that “most constitutional scholars who study impeachment agree that the trial and conviction can happen after he leaves office.” “This is a debatable interpretation of the meaning of the Constitution,” he added, “but my understanding is that, so long as the process is initiated while someone is still in office, it can continue to a conclusion, even if that person leaves office.” Philip Bobbitt, a Columbia University constitutional scholar, told Al Jazeera that while he believed legislators have grounds for impeachment, “in my opinion … you can’t impeach someone who’s not in office.” Bobbitt said that based on his interpretation, a Senate trial would have to be completed before January 20, which he called “unrealistic”. If a trial were to proceed after Trump leaves office, Bobbitt said, “I think it would be an appropriate defence by the former president’s party to say that he’s no longer an officer of the United States.” ‘Historical record’ Even if the trial is allowed to proceed after Trump leaves office, Democrats will likely face an uphill battle in convincing the 16 Republican Senators needed to reach a two-thirds majority in the chamber to vote to impeach. “Even if barring Trump from holding future office falls short, then you’ve marked him as the only president in history to be impeached twice,” Keck said.

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'Not going to happen': Ex-FBI agent explains why Supreme Court 'won't bite' Trump's bait
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not going to happen': Ex-FBI agent explains why Supreme Court 'won't bite' Trump's bait

Raw Story  

A lot of legal experts appeared worried after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Donald Trump's immunity case, but there's no way the right-wing justices are going to buy all of what the former president is selling, a former FBI agent said on Saturday. Former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa weighed in on the Supreme Court hearing, pointing out …

'Likely, yes': Impeachment lawyer swears Trump will be sentenced to prison term
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Likely, yes': Impeachment lawyer swears Trump will be sentenced to prison term

Raw Story  

CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen, who also served as one of the impeachment lawyers for House Democrats and White House ethics czar, told the network Sunday that he firmly believes Donald Trump will be sent to prison. What Eisen found to be the most shocking is the argument made in court by Trump's lawyers that with his "presidential immunity," Trump …

Is Trump immune from the law? His case will separate a president’s ‘official acts’ from crimes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Trump immune from the law? His case will separate a president’s ‘official acts’ from crimes

LA Times  

There’s a beloved American axiom as old as the nation that “no one is above the law — not even the president.” Every generation or so, that gets tested in the courts, and it’s about to happen again. This week, former President Trump will ask a Washington appellate court — and soon after, probably, the Supreme Court — to rule …

Trump Impeachment Trial Could Wrap Up on Saturday, Conviction Seen Unlikely
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump Impeachment Trial Could Wrap Up on Saturday, Conviction Seen Unlikely

News 18  

Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial could conclude on Saturday, leaving a divided US Senate to decide whether the former president incited his supporters to attack the US Capitol on Jan. 6 in a last-ditch effort to stay in power after his November election defeat. Trump criticized Pence on Twitter as lacking “courage” shortly after Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville told Trump …

2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump
3 years, 10 months ago

2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away. In a broadside against Trump every bit as brutal as that leveled by Democrats, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell declared the ex-president “practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day” with his “unconscionable …

Donald Trump says impeachment trial part of 'greatest witch-hunt in the history of our country'
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump says impeachment trial part of 'greatest witch-hunt in the history of our country'

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump says the Senate impeachment trial has been another phase of the "greatest witch-hunt in the history of our country". Key points: Donald Trump thanked his supporters in the US House and Senate Seven Republicans voted to convict him, making it the most bipartisan vote in the history of presidential impeachments Mr Trump's lawyers throughout the …

Trump's speedy impeachment trial heads toward Senate vote,
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump's speedy impeachment trial heads toward Senate vote,

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. House prosecutors have argued that Trump's rallying cry to go to the Capitol and …

US Senate reaches deal to avert impeachment trial delay
3 years, 10 months ago

US Senate reaches deal to avert impeachment trial delay

Al Jazeera  

Closing arguments kick off after legislators agree to enter into evidence details of Trump call during Capitol riot. Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate headed off a prolonged impeachment trial for Donald Trump on Saturday with an agreement to enter into evidence details of the former president’s remarks in a call with a top Republican during the deadly Capitol …

Donald Trump's second impeachment: what you need to know about the US Senate trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump's second impeachment: what you need to know about the US Senate trial

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump's impeachment trial is set to reach a verdict today. Prosecutors argued Mr Trump had "summoned the mob" behind last month's riot and "channelled the rage" in a violent attempt to steal the election for himself. Democrat prosecutors spent the day building their argument that Mr Trump's conduct was "planned and premeditated" as he cultivated a mob over months …

Trump impeachment trial 2021 timeline
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump impeachment trial 2021 timeline

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The trial comes almost a month after Congress was besieged by his supporters, who …

'Chilling' Riot Footage of US Politicians Fleeing for Their Lives Dominates Trump Impeachment Trial
3 years, 10 months ago

'Chilling' Riot Footage of US Politicians Fleeing for Their Lives Dominates Trump Impeachment Trial

News 18  

Impeachment prosecutors at Donald Trump’s Senate trial Wednesday aired terrifying, never-before-seen footage of senior US politicians fleeing for their lives during last month’s assault on Congress, a riot they argued was deliberately incited by the former president. “The vice president, the speaker of the house — the first and second in line to the presidency — were… put in danger …

Trump never conceded he lost, but his impeachment lawyer did
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump never conceded he lost, but his impeachment lawyer did

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One of the lawyers heading former President Donald Trump’s defense at his second impeachment trial did what Trump himself has not: conceded Joe Biden won the presidential election. — In opening remarks Tuesday, lawyer Bruce Castor said: “The American people just spoke, and they just changed administrations.” He added that Americans are “smart enough to pick a new …

Trump impeachment video: Trail opens with clip of former president telling supporters to march on Capitol
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump impeachment video: Trail opens with clip of former president telling supporters to march on Capitol

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “You ask what a high crime and misdemeanor is under our constitution,” said Democratic …

How will Trump’s second impeachment trial affect US politics?
3 years, 10 months ago

How will Trump’s second impeachment trial affect US politics?

Al Jazeera  

Senate has voted to go ahead with the trial, rejecting defence lawyers’ argument that the move is unconstitutional. It took almost four hours of debate in a divided US Senate but Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is going ahead after senators found it constitutional. Trump’s lawyers argued he could not be tried after leaving the White House but Trump has …

“If That’s Not an Impeachable Offense, Then There Is No Such Thing”
54 years, 11 months ago

“If That’s Not an Impeachable Offense, Then There Is No Such Thing”

Slate  

Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial was supposed to get underway on Tuesday with dry historical and constitutional arguments about the Senate’s jurisdiction, as the trial addressed Trump’s opening legal argument that the Framers hadn’t intended for impeachment to apply to former officials. Raskin opened by describing how Trump’s jurisdictional claim would open impeachment to a “secret January exception” never …

Trump’s historic 2nd trial opens, first of former president
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s historic 2nd trial opens, first of former president

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate opened Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial Tuesday, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly mob attack on the Capitol to overturn the election in what prosecutors call the “most grievous constitutional crime.” Trump’s lawyers are insisting that he is not guilty of the sole charge of “incitement of insurrection,” his …

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead as Trump impeachment trial begins
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead as Trump impeachment trial begins

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial will force the Senate to decide whether to convict him of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump’s first impeachment trial, in which he was acquitted on charges that he abused power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate …

First up at Donald Trump's impeachment: Can a former president stand trial?
3 years, 10 months ago

First up at Donald Trump's impeachment: Can a former president stand trial?

Firstpost  

The Democratic House impeachment managers are expected to broadly assert that a president can be put on trial for offences committed in office, no matter when the trial is held The first issue that will be debated in the opening hours of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday will be the question of whether it is constitutional to …

As Trump Impeachment Trial Heats Up, Biden Steers Clear
3 years, 10 months ago

As Trump Impeachment Trial Heats Up, Biden Steers Clear

NPR  

As Trump Impeachment Trial Heats Up, Biden Steers Clear Enlarge this image toggle caption Pete Marovich/Getty Images Pete Marovich/Getty Images During the opening hours of former President Donald Trump's unprecedented second impeachment trial, the current occupant of the White House made it clear that he's continuing to take a hands-off approach to the proceedings. Biden, who made the comment as …

Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues

NPR  

Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump's legal defense team claims the House of Representatives moved to impeach him because the Democrats are afraid of facing Trump in 2024. "A great many Americans see this for exactly what it is: …

Senate votes that Trump impeachment trial is constitutional
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate votes that Trump impeachment trial is constitutional

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump's impeachment trial will begin with a four hour debate about whether the proceedings are allowed under the constitution, writes Nick Allen in Washington. This is what it says in Article II Section 4 - "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, …

Trump’s second impeachment trial: What to watch
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s second impeachment trial: What to watch

Al Jazeera  

No president has ever faced two impeachment trials. The historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump gets under way on Tuesday as the US Senate hears arguments about whether he is guilty of inciting last month’s US Capitol riot. That being said, House impeachment managers, serving as the prosecution in the trial, will try to convince senators, serving …

US Senate votes for Trump impeachment trial to go ahead
3 years, 10 months ago

US Senate votes for Trump impeachment trial to go ahead

Al Jazeera  

In a 56-44 vote largely along party lines, the US Senate sets the stage for Trump’s second trial to begin on Wednesday. 9 Feb 2021 - 22:30 GMT Analyst: House Democrats likely to focus on Trump’s refusal to accept election results While House Democratic impeachment managers’ opening video juxtaposing Trump’s speech leading up to the US Capitol riot, followed by …

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional

NPR  

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will move forward after the Senate voted Tuesday that the trial of a former president is constitutional. The Louisiana Republican told Capitol Hill reporters that he thought Trump's legal team did "a terrible job" on Tuesday. …

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead as Trump impeachment trial begins
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead as Trump impeachment trial begins

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial begins Tuesday, forcing the Senate to decide whether to convict him of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump’s first impeachment trial, in which he was acquitted on charges that he abused power by pressuring Ukraine to …

Senate Ready To Speed Through Donald Trump's Second Impeachment Trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Ready To Speed Through Donald Trump's Second Impeachment Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING One year after his acquittal in the Senate for abuse of power, former President Donald Trump is set to face his second impeachment trial over inciting the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said last week that the trial would be “fair and speedy,” with both House managers and Trump’s attorneys …

The 3 impeachment defenses of Donald Trump (opinion)
3 years, 10 months ago

The 3 impeachment defenses of Donald Trump (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Anne Milgram is a CNN contributor and a distinguished scholar in residence at New York University’s School of Law. These votes should carry enormous weight, as the Constitution grants the Senate “the sole Power to try all Impeachments.” Their next argument is that Trump’s fiery statements to the crowd – “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not …

Trump goes on trial — again: How his second Senate impeachment trial will differ from the first
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump goes on trial — again: How his second Senate impeachment trial will differ from the first

Salon  

The era of Donald Trump is not over, unfortunately. While it's still unlikely the impeachment managers from the House of Representatives will be able to get 17 Republicans Senators to put their country before their party, the record will be kept for posterity and hopefully the country will figure out a way to close the holes in our system that …

Analysis: Trump’s Senate trial matters regardless of outcome
3 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: Trump’s Senate trial matters regardless of outcome

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — This matters. Senators will review Trump’s call that morning to “fight like hell” before the mob of loyalists showed up to Capitol Hill to do just that. Lee Hamilton, a former Democratic congressman from Indiana who served during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, said a trial could be a “distraction” from larger priorities. “American democracy is obviously limping on …

Analysis: Trump's Senate Trial Matters Regardless Of Outcome
3 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: Trump's Senate Trial Matters Regardless Of Outcome

News 18  

The outcome may seem preordained in the unprecedented second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. But the potential of an acquittal doesn’t mean the trial should be abandoned before it begins, said Rep. Val Demings, who was an impeachment manager in Trump’s first trial. Lee Hamilton, a former Democratic congressman from Indiana who served during President Bill Clintons impeachment, said a …

EXPLAINER: How Trump’s second impeachment trial will work
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Trump’s second impeachment trial will work

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial begins Tuesday, forcing the Senate to decide whether to convict him of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump’s first impeachment trial, in which he was acquitted on charges that he abused power by pressuring Ukraine to …

Donald Trump impeachment trial confronts memories of Capitol siege
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump impeachment trial confronts memories of Capitol siege

Hindustan Times  

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is more than an effort to convict the former president of inciting an insurrection. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who was among those leading Trump's charge to challenge Biden’s election, mocked the Senate impeachment case as a “show trial” and waste of time. “What Donald Trump mobilized and emboldened and incited is an expression of …

Trump Impeachment Trial Confronts Memories of Capitol Siege
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump Impeachment Trial Confronts Memories of Capitol Siege

News 18  

WASHINGTON: The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is more than an effort to convict the former president of inciting an insurrection. Even Republican critics of Trump, who watched in horror as he encouraged a rally mob outside the White House to make its way to the Capitol, have cooled their outrage with the passage of time and as the reality …

Takeaways from legal filings for Trump’s impeachment trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Takeaways from legal filings for Trump’s impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The legal sparring around Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is underway, with briefs filed this week laying out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial. The Democrats contend that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack by “creating a powder keg, striking a match, and then seeking personal advantage from the ensuing havoc.” They say …

Takeaways from legal filings for Trump’s impeachment trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Takeaways from legal filings for Trump’s impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The legal sparring around Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is underway, with briefs filed this week laying out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial. The Democrats contend that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack by “creating a powder keg, striking a match, and then seeking personal advantage from the ensuing havoc.” They say …

Trump lawyer: Impeachment case ‘undemocratic,’ ill-advised
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump lawyer: Impeachment case ‘undemocratic,’ ill-advised

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats are using the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump as a political “weapon” to bar the former president from seeking office again and are pursuing a case that is “undemocratic” and unconstitutional, one of his lawyers says. The House passed a single article of impeachment against Trump one week before he left office, triggering a trial …

Trump, Democrats set impeachment arguments ahead of Senate trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump, Democrats set impeachment arguments ahead of Senate trial

Al Jazeera  

Democrats say Trump is ‘personally responsible’ for the US Capitol riot as Trump’s lawyers deny the charges. With former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial set to begin next week, House Democrats and Trump’s legal team filed dueling briefs Tuesday outlining their arguments regarding the US House’s article of impeachment charging Trump with inciting an insurrection. However, the brief submitted Tuesday …

READ: House Impeachment Managers' Brief Outlines Arguments For Senate Trial Of Trump
3 years, 10 months ago

READ: House Impeachment Managers' Brief Outlines Arguments For Senate Trial Of Trump

NPR  

READ: House Impeachment Managers' Brief Outlines Arguments For Senate Trial Of Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Melina Mara/AP Melina Mara/AP The House impeachment managers who will argue in front of the Senate that former President Donald Trump should be convicted of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol have filed a brief that outlines their evidence. It is impossible to …

Biden ‘wants Democrats to keep Trump trial short so his agenda isn’t derailed’
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden ‘wants Democrats to keep Trump trial short so his agenda isn’t derailed’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US president Joe Biden wants the Senate’s second impeachment trial …

There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago
3 years, 10 months ago

There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago

NPR  

There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago Enlarge this image toggle caption Kean Collection/Getty Images Kean Collection/Getty Images The forming narrative among those who don't want a Senate impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump is along the lines of, "He's out of office. This is from a Congressional Research Service legal briefing on …

Is it possible for Donald Trump to get an impartial impeachment trial? The answer is complicated
3 years, 10 months ago

Is it possible for Donald Trump to get an impartial impeachment trial? The answer is complicated

ABC  

Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives, but he needs to be convicted in the Senate before there are any real consequences. It will be presided over by a senator, not a judge Supreme Court Justice John Roberts presided over Mr Trump's first impeachment trial and made it clear he didn't want to do it again. Vice-President …

Donald Trump impeachment: Republican senators vote to dismiss trial for 'incitement of insurrection'
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump impeachment: Republican senators vote to dismiss trial for 'incitement of insurrection'

Firstpost  

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is likely to be acquitted in his impeachment trial as the Democrats failed to garner enough support required from Republican Senators. The Democrats who have impeached Trump in the House charging him with “incitement of insurrection,” needs two-thirds of the vote for the Senate impeachment. I think that was a test vote,” Republican Senator …

Trump likely to be acquitted in impeachment trial as Democrats lack numbers in Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump likely to be acquitted in impeachment trial as Democrats lack numbers in Senate

India TV News  

Former US President Donald Trump is likely to be acquitted in his impeachment trial as the Democrats failed to garner enough support required from Republican Senators. I think that was a test vote,” Republican Senator John Boozman said after 45 of the 50 Republican Senators voted for the motion that the impeachment trial of Trump after he left the presidency …

Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial will end one of these four ways
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial will end one of these four ways

ABC  

The second Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump has begun. Donald Trump is acquitted After all the arguments have been presented, the 100 US senators who act as the jury in the trial will be asked to vote on the single article of impeachment on the table — incitement of insurrection. In fact, the 1868 Senate impeachment trial of former …

Can A Former President Be Impeached? The Precedent For Trump's Senate Trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Can A Former President Be Impeached? The Precedent For Trump's Senate Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Senate’s process to impeach former President Donald Trump officially began on Monday, when the House formally delivered articles of impeachment to the upper chamber. “he Senate lacks constitutional authority to conduct impeachment proceedings against a former president,” Sen. Tom Cotton said in a statement on Jan. 13. ASSOCIATED PRESS Critics of late impeachment focus on three …

US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate

Al Jazeera  

Move formally sets in motion Senate trial against Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ related to Capitol riot. The US House of Representatives has presented its article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate, a step that formally sets in motion the Senate trial against the former United States president, which is expected to start next month. Representative Jamie …

Most Republican Senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump
3 years, 10 months ago

Most Republican Senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump

Al Jazeera  

Nearly all Senate Republicans have voted in favour of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, in a show of party unity that some cited as a clear sign the former US president will not be convicted of inciting insurrection at the Capitol. “Forty-five votes means the impeachment trial is dead on arrival.” Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck …

Nancy Pelosi to send impeachment article against Donald Trump to US Senate today, triggering trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Nancy Pelosi to send impeachment article against Donald Trump to US Senate today, triggering trial

Firstpost  

Washington: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to send the Senate a single article of impeachment Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol riot, formally triggering the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress, vowed last week that the trial, already scheduled to open in the second week of February, should proceed, …

Republican opposition to Trump impeachment trial grows
3 years, 11 months ago

Republican opposition to Trump impeachment trial grows

Al Jazeera  

More Republican Senators say they oppose the trial, to begin next month, but Mitt Romney says he supports proceedings. The Senate impeachment trial of former United States President Donald Trump, who stands accused of “incitement of insurrection” for his role in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, continues to drive a wedge within the Republican Party. Meanwhile, several …

Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial
3 years, 11 months ago

Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an impeachment trial, a sign of the dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. “If not, what is?” But Romney, the lone Republican to vote to convict Trump when the Senate acquitted the …

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