Trump impeachment: Republicans, Democrats spar over next steps
5 years ago

Trump impeachment: Republicans, Democrats spar over next steps

Al Jazeera  

When a Senate trial will take place and what it will look like remain major points of contention between the parties. On Thursday morning, she again reiterated that Democrats were waiting to “see the process that is set forth in the Senate” before naming House managers who would act as prosecutors in the trial. “Now the Do Nothing Party want to Do Nothing with the Articles & not deliver them to the Senate, but it’s Senate’s call!” When asked about the Republicans assertion that Democrats were playing games with the articles of impeachment, Pelosi shot back: “Frankly, I don’t care what the Republicans say.” McConnell, Schumer trade barbs On the Senate side, the top Republican and Democrat gave duelling speeches on the chamber’s floor. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Pelosi of being too scared to send the House’s “shoddy work product to the Senate”. “Leader McConnell claimed that the impeachment of President Trump is illegitimate because the House voted along party lines,” Schumer said.

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Republicans get into 'tussle' over release of Biden impeachment report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans get into 'tussle' over release of Biden impeachment report

Raw Story  

House Republicans won't let Rep. James Comer release a 400-page impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden that has left him political limbo, a new report claims. The House Oversight Committee chair is reportedly "eager" to show the nation this week a report that fellow Republicans admit is unlikely to result in any impeachment effort, Punchbowl News reported Thursday. "Napoleon …

'Fizzling' Biden impeachment probe picked apart by conservative paper
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Fizzling' Biden impeachment probe picked apart by conservative paper

Raw Story  

The conservative Washington Examiner newspaper this week lambasted Republican House members for failing to fully implement former President Donald Trump's demands. Trump was impeached twice by a Democratic-led House and "has sought to wield House Republicans," the report says, to do the same to Biden. "These efforts have come to naught, however, despite an enormous effort from House Republicans, who …

Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border and shutting down his trial before arguments even began. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the House Republicans’ charges failed to meet “the high standard …

House GOP Member Admits Biden Impeachment Vote Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

House GOP Member Admits Biden Impeachment Vote Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Republicans’ monthslong effort to impeach President Joe Biden is going to end without a vote because lawmakers “don’t have the guts” to take action, said a Republican member of the House Oversight Committee. “Yeah, that’s not gonna happen, but I wish we would vote on it regardless,” Rep. Tim Burchett said in an interview Friday with …

US House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden, ‘they are choosing to waste time', he says
1 year ago

US House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden, ‘they are choosing to waste time', he says

Hindustan Times  

Months before America goes to vote Republicans have formally initiated impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Since September there's been a noticeable shift, especially among independents and some Republican voters, with opposition among independents rising from 36% to 43% who believe there is no substantial evidence to prove corruption charges against Biden.Some House Republicans, particularly those hailing from politically divided …

Republicans' plan to get Biden impeached hits a roadblock, new poll reveals surprising details
1 year ago

Republicans' plan to get Biden impeached hits a roadblock, new poll reveals surprising details

Hindustan Times  

Days before Republicans are poised to launch their official impeachment investigation into Joe Biden, their strategy appears to have reached an impasse. 58% of those favoring probe believe Biden has committed impeachable offenses The silver lining for Republicans is that 58% of those favoring the inquiry believe Biden has committed impeachable offenses. In a USA Today op-ed, Johnson stated that …

The Biden impeachment story is a Trump revenge story
1 year ago

The Biden impeachment story is a Trump revenge story

Raw Story  

Last week, I said that the insurgent Republicans in the US House of Representatives are probably going to impeach the president, not because Joe Biden has done anything wrong, but because Donald Trump wants them to. The Roll Call columnist noted today that while the current House speaker, Mike Johnson, is about to set up a formal vote to authorize …

Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP making Trump happy
1 year, 1 month ago

Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP making Trump happy

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. This all culminated in California Democratic Rep and House Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar mocking …

Column: Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry proves there’s only one political party of revenge — the GOP
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry proves there’s only one political party of revenge — the GOP

LA Times  

It was nearly 80 years from Congress’ creation to the first impeachment of a president, Andrew Johnson in 1868, and 130 years more until the second, Bill Clinton in 1998, both of them Democrats impeached by Republican House majorities. Yet to conclude that we’ve entered into a sorry new era of tit-for-tat impeachments — as some scholars and other observers …

The Republicans most at risk in next year’s election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry
1 year, 3 months ago

The Republicans most at risk in next year’s election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Republicans whose elections in swing districts next year will determine which party gains control of the House are overwhelmingly voicing their support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. “Short of impeachment, it wouldn’t be hard to go say that this Republican-led Congress has failed miserably to address the issues you care about,” …

US Republican hardliners heap pressure on McCarthy despite impeachment push
1 year, 3 months ago

US Republican hardliners heap pressure on McCarthy despite impeachment push

Al Jazeera  

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces continued pressure from far-right members of his own Republican Party, despite announcing the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden that many of them wanted. Gaetz said McCarthy could face multiple votes on motions to “vacate the chair” for failing to comply with a secret agreement that allowed him to secure the House’s gavel in …

Possible impeachment of US president Joe Biden? Decoding what's at stake
1 year, 3 months ago

Possible impeachment of US president Joe Biden? Decoding what's at stake

Hindustan Times  

Republican lawmakers launched an investigation Tuesday into the possible impeachment of President Joe Biden, but such a prospect remains highly unlikely. Republican House members accuse Biden, a Democrat, of having "lied" to the American people about his son Hunter's controversial business dealings abroad. Impeachment by the House -- the political equivalent of a criminal indictment -- would spark a "trial" …

Top Republican directs US House committee to open Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year, 3 months ago

Top Republican directs US House committee to open Biden impeachment inquiry

Al Jazeera  

Kevin McCarthy says ‘abuse of power, obstruction and corruption’ allegations against Biden family warrant more scrutiny. A top Republican legislator in the United States has directed a House of Representatives committee to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings. “That’s why today I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry …

House Republicans Lurch Toward Impeachment Inquiry Against Joe Biden
1 year, 5 months ago

House Republicans Lurch Toward Impeachment Inquiry Against Joe Biden

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― House Republicans may soon pull the trigger on the ultimate weapon they can wield against President Joe Biden: impeachment. “When you move to an impeachment inquiry, it empowers Congress, Republicans and Democrats, within their subpoena to be able to get the answers they need,” McCarthy said Monday in an interview on Fox News. The group …

Trump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump wants to see President Joe Biden impeached, and the former president’s allies in Congress and his 2024 GOP presidential rivals are eager to join that fight as his own legal challenges mount. Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, also running for president, said Republicans would be “justified to do it.” And House GOP leaders aligned with Trump …

Kevin McCarthy denies he made any deal with Trump to try to expunge his impeachments
1 year, 5 months ago

Kevin McCarthy denies he made any deal with Trump to try to expunge his impeachments

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 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy insisted this week that he had …

Democratic Rep. slams Speaker Kevin McCarthy over Trump impeachment claims
1 year, 6 months ago

Democratic Rep. slams Speaker Kevin McCarthy over Trump impeachment claims

Raw Story  

Rep. Ted Lieu on Friday slammed Kevin McCarthy over the House speaker’s claims about Donald Trump’s impeachment. Lieu was responding to a tweet from Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram, who reported that McCarthy is backing efforts to expunge the former president’s two impeachments. “As an impeachment manager, I can confirm there was a multi-day trial in the US …

Ken Paxton impeachment fight exposes deep fissures among Texas Republicans
1 year, 7 months ago

Ken Paxton impeachment fight exposes deep fissures among Texas Republicans

Salon  

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton exposed long-simmering and bitter divisions within the Texas Republican Party — infighting that has hindered the ability to unite behind a single vision for the state's future despite a generation of …

US midterm results: Will Trump demand a Biden impeachment?
2 years, 2 months ago

US midterm results: Will Trump demand a Biden impeachment?

Al Jazeera  

Many of Donald Trump’s candidates have lost. Six years later, in the weeks leading up to last night’s pivotal US midterm elections, Moore was writing and appearing on TV prodigiously again, saying that the pollsters and commentariat were wrong once more. Republicans will seize any indictment of Trump as a pretext to claim that President Joe Biden has “politicised” the …

8 Of The 10 Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump Won’t Be In Congress Next Year
2 years, 4 months ago

8 Of The 10 Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump Won’t Be In Congress Next Year

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Liz Cheney lost her congressional primary on Tuesday, meaning that eight of the 10 House Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s second impeachment won’t be returning to Congress next year. “The path was clear, but it would have required that I go along with President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election.” Cheney had previously been the third-ranking …

Democrats name Republican Trump critic to Capitol riot panel
3 years, 5 months ago

Democrats name Republican Trump critic to Capitol riot panel

Al Jazeera  

Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi has named a Republican legislator critical of former President Donald Trump to a panel set to investigate the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol building in January. Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, on Sunday named Republican Adam Kinzinger to a special committee probing the January 6 riot in Washington, DC by …

Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
3 years, 10 months ago

Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. Months before Trump would begin falsely claiming that the November election had been stolen from him, the Senate Intelligence Committee led by Burr warned that sitting public officials should use the “absolute greatest amount of restraint and caution if they are considering …

Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the most caustic sign yet of deepening GOP divisions, former President Donald Trump blistered Mitch McConnell as a “political hack” on Tuesday, days after the Senate’s top Republican denounced him as the inciter of U.S. Capitol attack. “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm,” …

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 …

Donald Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal as Republicans gear up for 2022 midterm elections
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal as Republicans gear up for 2022 midterm elections

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who spoke with Trump on Saturday night, acknowledged that Trump is “mad at some folks,” but also “ready to move on and rebuild the Republican Party” and “excited about 2022." Graham said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who voted to acquit but then delivered …

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP
3 years, 10 months ago

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump. And we can’t let that ever happen again.” Another Republican presidential prospect, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., voted to convict Trump on Saturday, declaring that Trump’s “lies” about widespread voter fraud endangered “the life of the vice president” and are “bringing us dangerously close to a bloody constitutional crisis.” While …

AP News Digest 7 a.m.
3 years, 10 months ago

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

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. _____________ TOP STORIES _____________ REPUBLICANS’ FUTURE — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald …

Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization
3 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Three Republican senators spent an hour talking strategy with lawyers for the accused. The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump laid bare the deep imperfections in the Constitution’s only process for holding a president accountable, for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” The proceedings packed an emotional punch and served as history’s first accounting of the Jan. 6 riots on …

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP
3 years, 10 months ago

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

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 The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump After he …

7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial
3 years, 10 months ago

7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Seven Republicans voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump in his Senate trial, easily the largest number of lawmakers to ever vote to find a president of their own party guilty at impeachment proceedings. Louisiana’s Republican Party said, “We condemn, in the strongest possible terms” Cassidy’s vote and said its executive committee voted unanimously to censure him. …

Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency. “What …

Donald Trump acquitted in historic impeachment trial; ex-US president says his movement has 'only just begun'
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump acquitted in historic impeachment trial; ex-US president says his movement has 'only just begun'

Firstpost  

Seven Republicans joined all Democrats to convict the former US president, but it was far from the two-third threshold required Washington: Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the US Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic …

An Unusually Bipartisan Impeachment Vote Leaves A Deeply Divided Nation
3 years, 10 months ago

An Unusually Bipartisan Impeachment Vote Leaves A Deeply Divided Nation

NPR  

An Unusually Bipartisan Impeachment Vote Leaves A Deeply Divided Nation Seven Republicans crossed the aisle top vote for former President Trump's conviction, but the party's leaders in Congress continued a pattern of criticism without consequences. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Last night, President Joe Biden released a statement reacting to the impeachment vote in the Senate, saying, quote, "this sad chapter in …

GOP grapples with future in Congress and beyond after Trump impeachment trial
3 years, 10 months ago

GOP grapples with future in Congress and beyond after Trump impeachment trial

LA Times  

Members of the National Guard stand in the Senate subway as Sen. Lisa Murkowski arrives ahead of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump in the Senate on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington. So we’re gonna find out, whoever leads.” When Trump faced his first impeachment trial in 2020, Senate Republicans rushed to defend him, deriding the House …

Pelosi condemns ‘cowardly group of Republicans’ after Trump acquitted over Capitol riot
3 years, 10 months ago

Pelosi condemns ‘cowardly group of Republicans’ after Trump acquitted over Capitol riot

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. Following the vote on the floor of the US Senate, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck …

A Broken Party Acquitted Donald Trump In His Second Impeachment
3 years, 10 months ago

A Broken Party Acquitted Donald Trump In His Second Impeachment

Huff Post  

Back in January 2016, before Donald Trump won his first presidential primary, before he secured his position atop the Republican Party and before he won the White House, he mused about the unbreakable bond between himself and his supporters with a joke about murder. And, according to that same survey, 55% of Republicans believe that “the traditional American way of …

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 …

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'

NPR  

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt' Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Former President Donald Trump is responding to Saturday's Senate vote acquitting him of an impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection. In a statement released shortly after the vote, the former president described the now concluded proceedings as part …

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 …

7 Republicans vote guilty, but Senate acquits Trump in attack on Capitol
3 years, 10 months ago

7 Republicans vote guilty, but Senate acquits Trump in attack on Capitol

LA Times  

Bruce Castor, left, and Michael van der Veen, lawyers for former President Trump, talk during a break in the Senate impeachment trial. The Senate acquitted former President Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial, even as seven members of his own party delivered a historic rebuke by joining Democrats in voting to convict him of inciting the deadly insurrection …

‘Political cowardice’: US reacts to Trump impeachment acquittal
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Political cowardice’: US reacts to Trump impeachment acquittal

Al Jazeera  

US lawmakers and other public figures react to Senate vote finding Donald Trump not guilty of inciting Capitol riot. Democratic Party legislators and other public figures in the United States have reacted with indignation to the results of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, after the US Senate found Trump not guilty of “inciting” a deadly riot on Capitol …

Senate Republicans vote to acquit Trump in second impeachment trial; GOP downplays Capitol riot
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Republicans vote to acquit Trump in second impeachment trial; GOP downplays Capitol riot

Salon  

Republicans in the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump in the former president's second impeachment trial. Seven Republican senators did join with all 50 Democrats to find Trump guilty, including Richard Burr of North Carolina; Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who surprised observers when he switched his earlier vote to declare the trial constitutional; Susan Collins of Maine; Lisa Murkowski of …

Editorial: Trump’s acquittal is no vindication — and his enablers should be shamed and shunned
3 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: Trump’s acquittal is no vindication — and his enablers should be shamed and shunned

LA Times  

The Senate’s failure to convict former President Trump for inciting a deadly insurrection is a miscarriage of justice. The 43 Republican senators who voted to acquit Trump — some of them hiding behind specious constitutional objections and ignoring the precedents for convicting a former officeholder — have shamed themselves rather than offend Trump’s base. Trump’s lawyers seized on a throwaway …

All eyes turn to GOP senators as impeachment nears vote
3 years, 10 months ago

All eyes turn to GOP senators as impeachment nears 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. Read our privacy policy Most every Senate juror has said they will listen to …

'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 …

GOP senator flips on impeachment trial, rips Trump lawyers
3 years, 11 months ago

GOP senator flips on impeachment trial, rips Trump lawyers

Associated Press  

— Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana joined Democrats in voting against ending Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Tuesday, a surprise reversal that Cassidy said was a response to the former president’s lawyers doing “a terrible job” of arguing their case. The Republican Party of Louisiana quickly issued a statement Tuesday criticizing Cassidy for his vote and praising Louisiana’s junior GOP …

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead as Trump impeachment trial begins
3 years, 11 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 …

Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues
3 years, 11 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 Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
3 years, 11 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, 11 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 …

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