Pelosi Says House Democrats Will Draft Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump
5 years, 1 month ago

Pelosi Says House Democrats Will Draft Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump

NPR  

Pelosi Says House Democrats Will Draft Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 12:43 p.m. ET House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday morning that House Democrats will move ahead with drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump, though she did not define the scope of those articles. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement, "We are less than a year away from Election Day 2020 and Democrats can't possibly explain to the American people why they want to take the decision of who should be president out of the hands of voters." House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Pelosi has "weakened this nation" with her impeachment announcement, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., issued a statement saying, "Salem witches got better deals than this."

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Speaker McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry without a House vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Speaker McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry without a House vote

LA Times  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy moved to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Tuesday, bowing to pressure from hard-line Republicans who had threatened to oust him if he did not escalate the GOP investigations into the president’s family business dealings. McCarthy said at a news conference that GOP-led House probes had found “serious and credible allegations” against the Biden …

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 …

Nancy Pelosi slams ‘pathetic’ Kevin McCarthy for ‘playing politics’ with plans to expunge Trump impeachments
1 year, 5 months ago

Nancy Pelosi slams ‘pathetic’ Kevin McCarthy for ‘playing politics’ with plans to expunge Trump 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 Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed her successor Kevin McCarthy …

Lauren Boebert filed articles of impeachment against Biden. That doesn’t mean he was impeached
55 years ago

Lauren Boebert filed articles of impeachment against Biden. That doesn’t mean he was impeached

Associated Press  

CLAIM: President Joe Biden was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors in June 2023. The House voted last month to send articles of impeachment introduced by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert to its Judiciary Committee and its Homeland Security Committee for review. THE FACTS: Some on social media are misrepresenting the House’s June vote to send the articles of impeachment to …

New Trump impeachment book details Schiff’s role rallying moderates and Pelosi
2 years, 3 months ago

New Trump impeachment book details Schiff’s role rallying moderates and Pelosi

LA Times  

As momentum shifted toward impeaching then-President Trump for withholding aid to Ukraine in 2019, California Rep. Adam B. Schiff counseled Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the seven moderate freshman Democrats whose Washington Post op-ed supporting impeachment in essence forced the hand of House leaders, according to a new book. “‘Does anyone feel like this is impeachable?’ she asked her fellow national …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Launches Select Committee To Probe Jan. 6 Insurrection
3 years, 6 months ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Launches Select Committee To Probe Jan. 6 Insurrection

NPR  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Launches Select Committee To Probe Jan. 6 Insurrection Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Nearly a month after Senate Republicans blocked a move to vote on an outside commission to probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she'll move forward with plans to launch a …

READ: House Impeachment Managers' Brief Outlines Arguments For Senate Trial Of Trump
3 years, 11 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 …

Nancy Pelosi to send impeachment article against Donald Trump to US Senate today, triggering trial
3 years, 11 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, …

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
3 years, 11 months ago

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office. Trump’s impeachment trial would be the first of a U.S. president no longer in office, an undertaking that his Senate Republican allies argue is …

Donald Trump impeachment: Trial to begin on 8 Feb, says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
3 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump impeachment: Trial to begin on 8 Feb, says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Firstpost  

Washington: Donald Trump’s US Senate trial will begin in the second week of February, days after a fresh impeachment case against the former president is transmitted by the House, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday. “Healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability, and that is what this trial will provide.” Members will deliberate whether …

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
3 years, 11 months ago

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office. Trump’s impeachment trial would be the first of a U.S. president no longer in office, an undertaking that his Senate Republican allies argue is …

Biden doesn’t oppose pushing back Trump impeachment trial, vowing to focus on national ‘crises’ instead
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden doesn’t oppose pushing back Trump impeachment trial, vowing to focus on national ‘crises’ instead

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 Joe Biden does not oppose the possibility of Donald Trump’s …

McConnell Wants To Push Trump's 2nd Impeachment Trial To February
3 years, 11 months ago

McConnell Wants To Push Trump's 2nd Impeachment Trial To February

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by a week or more to give the former president time to review the case. Indiana Sen. Mike Braun said after the call that the trial might not begin “until sometime mid February.” He said that was “due …

Biden's First Cabinet Member Confirmed As Democrats Take Control Of Senate
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden's First Cabinet Member Confirmed As Democrats Take Control Of Senate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president’s agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges. “That’s what they sent us here to do.” Taken together, their arrival gives Democrats for the …

Pelosi’s nine impeachment managers hope to ‘finish the job’
4 years ago

Pelosi’s nine impeachment managers hope to ‘finish the job’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped nine of her most trusted allies in the House to argue the case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. “This is a case where the jurors were also victims, and so whether it was those who voted in the House last night or those in the Senate who will have to weigh in …

Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election
4 years ago

Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment could go to trial as soon as Inauguration Day, with U.S. senators serving not only as jurors but as shaken personal witnesses and victims of the deadly siege of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters. In pursuing conviction, House impeachment managers said Thursday they will be making the case that …

The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security
4 years ago

The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists : 8:35 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is proposing fines of up to $10,000 will be imposed on members who fail to abide by the security protocols of the House. — Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge — McConnell blocks …

US House convenes to impeach Donald Trump for his role in Capitol assault
4 years ago

US House convenes to impeach Donald Trump for his role in Capitol assault

Hindustan Times  

A week after President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol, the US House of Representatives gathered on Wednesday to impeach the president for his role in an assault on American democracy that stunned the nation and left five dead. Democrats moved forward on an impeachment vote after Vice President Mike Pence rejected an effort to persuade him to invoke …

EXPLAINER: How Trump’s 2nd impeachment will unfold
4 years ago

EXPLAINER: How Trump’s 2nd impeachment will unfold

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House is expected to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday for his encouragement of supporters who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol, a vote that would make him the first American president to be impeached twice. THE ARTICLES Democrats will begin debate Wednesday on a single impeachment charge: “incitement of insurrection.” “President Trump gravely endangered the security of …

‘No one above the law,’ says Pelosi on Trump impeachment: US News
4 years ago

‘No one above the law,’ says Pelosi on Trump impeachment: US News

Al Jazeera  

Impeachment vote passes in divided US House of Representatives, with timeline for Senate trial still unclear. Anthony Gonzalez, another Republican who voted to impeach Trump, said: “During the attack itself, the president abandoned his post while many members asked for help, thus further endangering all present.” 13 Jan 2021 - 23:33 GMT Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says Trump’s removal necessary to …

House Votes To Impeach Trump, But Senate Trial Unlikely Before Biden's Inauguration
4 years ago

House Votes To Impeach Trump, But Senate Trial Unlikely Before Biden's Inauguration

NPR  

House Votes To Impeach Trump, But Senate Trial Unlikely Before Biden's Inauguration Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP Updated at 5:50 p.m. The House Judiciary Committee released a report Tuesday evening that lays out the events of the stunning siege at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and the argument that the president poses an "imminent threat" and …

Trump terms call for impeachment 'greatest witch hunt in history of politics'
4 years ago

Trump terms call for impeachment 'greatest witch hunt in history of politics'

India Today  

Outgoing US President Donald Trump interacted with the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Tuesday. Asked about the impeachment bill likely to be brought against him by House Democrats, Donald Trump termed it a "really terrible thing that they're doing." Reiterating his stance, Donald Trump said the prospect of impeaching him, again, …

US Capitol siege: House Democrats introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump
4 years ago

US Capitol siege: House Democrats introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump

Firstpost  

US Democrats began the process Monday of impeaching President Donald Trump for a historic second time, accusing him of “incitement of insurrection” over his supporters’ deadly storming of the US Capitol. The four-page impeachment bill draws from Trump’s own false statements about his election defeat to Biden; his pressure on state officials in Georgia to “find” him more votes; and …

Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him
4 years ago

Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him

India TV News  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president and Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority to force him out, warning that Trump is a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania on Sunday joined Republican Sen. Lisa …

Pelosi To Proceed With Impeachment, Calls On Pence To Invoke 25th Amendment
4 years ago

Pelosi To Proceed With Impeachment, Calls On Pence To Invoke 25th Amendment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that Democrats will bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the House of Representatives floor in the coming days. In a letter to her caucus, she said that Democrats will also introduce a resolution on Monday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment. …

‘We’ll act with urgency’: Pelosi says House will impeach Trump
4 years ago

‘We’ll act with urgency’: Pelosi says House will impeach Trump

Al Jazeera  

The US House Speaker says she will go ahead with impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump unless he is removed from office first. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday the House will go ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as she pushes Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove Trump from office following last week’s …

Impeachment process against Donald Trump may start today: What to expect
4 years ago

Impeachment process against Donald Trump may start today: What to expect

India Today  

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the House will proceed with legislation to impeach US President Donald Trump. As per reports, Democrats in the US Congress will try to remove Trump from office this week, either by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence or in a historic second impeachment attempt, after Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol building. In a letter to …

Capitol violence: Speaker Pelosi tells lawmakers to prepare for action next week on Trump
4 years ago

Capitol violence: Speaker Pelosi tells lawmakers to prepare for action next week on Trump

Live Mint  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told lawmakers to be “prepared to return to Washington” next week, suggesting she is considering impeachment or another formal response to President Donald Trump’s encouragement of supporters who attacked the Capitol. Pelosi said in her letter that she’ll continue to meet with lawmakers and Constitutional experts, but added, “I urge you to be prepared to return …

Article of impeachment will be brought against Trump on Monday
4 years ago

Article of impeachment will be brought against Trump on Monday

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An article of impeachment …

Pelosi: House to vote on impeachment if Pence does not act to remove Trump
4 years ago

Pelosi: House to vote on impeachment if Pence does not act to remove Trump

LA Times  

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate reconvenes to confirm the electoral college votes, Citing President Trump’s “assault on our democracy,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday for the first time that the House would move to impeach him in the wake of last week’s ransacking of the U.S. Capitol, …

Explained: How Donald Trump Could Be Impeached Again, But Faster as Pelosi Moves to Strike
4 years ago

Explained: How Donald Trump Could Be Impeached Again, But Faster as Pelosi Moves to Strike

News 18  

When some Democrats were pushing for President Donald Trump’s impeachment in early 2019, it took around five months for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to back the idea. On Friday, Pelosi told fellow Democrats on a private conference call that “we must take action.” A congressional effort to impeach Trump would be unlikely to remove him from the White House, which …

Pelosi warns Trump could be impeached for a second time
4 years ago

Pelosi warns Trump could be impeached for a second time

Al Jazeera  

In letter to members of House, senior Democrat says impeachment will proceed unless Trump leaves office ‘imminently’. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned that the US President Donald Trump could be impeached for a second time for his role in encouraging crowds of his supporters that stormed the US Capitol two days ago. Pelosi and Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer …

House Democrats Weigh Impeachment As They Urge Trump's Removal
4 years ago

House Democrats Weigh Impeachment As They Urge Trump's Removal

NPR  

House Democrats Weigh Impeachment As They Urge Trump's Removal Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 2:58 p.m. On Friday, a day after she and the top Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer, called on the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump, she sent a letter to House Democrats vowing, "If the President …

Pelosi to Pence: Remove Trump or Democrats will impeach him – again
4 years ago

Pelosi to Pence: Remove Trump or Democrats will impeach him – again

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. “I join the Senate Democratic leader in calling on the vice president to remove …

Rep. Omar Says She Is Drafting New Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump
4 years ago

Rep. Omar Says She Is Drafting New Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump

NPR  

Rep. Omar Says She Is Drafting New Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Rep. Ilhan Omar said she is drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. Sponsor Message In remarks to his gathered supporters on Wednesday at the Ellipse behind the White House, Trump falsely claimed that "this election was …

Impeachment takeaways: Trump’s iron grip, McConnell delivers
4 years, 11 months ago

Impeachment takeaways: Trump’s iron grip, McConnell delivers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate acquitted President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges Wednesday amid Republican complaints about what they called a rushed process and Democratic claims that Trump is a threat to democracy. Even Republicans who disapproved of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine — the heart of the House impeachment charges — said his conduct did not merit making him …

Nancy Pelosi rips up copy of Donald Trump's State of the Union speech after he snubs House Speaker's handshake as impeachment trial nears end
4 years, 11 months ago

Nancy Pelosi rips up copy of Donald Trump's State of the Union speech after he snubs House Speaker's handshake as impeachment trial nears end

Firstpost  

Donald Trump avoided the subject of his impeachment in his pugnacious 80-minute speech, but the scars from the battle were evident with fellow Republicans giving him standing ovations while rival Democrats, for the most part, remained seated. Speaker Pelosi rips up a copy of President Trump's #SOTU2020 speech after address pic.twitter.com/rM2cgibjcu — Reuters February 5, 2020 As he began the …

Trump impeachment trial day six: All the latest updates
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump impeachment trial day six: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s defence team begins its opening arguments on Saturday following three days of presentations by House Democrats. US President Donald Trump’s impeachment defence team kicked off their first day of opening arguments on Saturday following three days of presentations by the Democrats making the case against the president. — Donald J. Trump January 25, 2020 Trump’s defence team makes a …

Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump officially begins
5 years ago

Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump officially begins

CNN  

CNN — The third Senate impeachment trial of a US president in history convened on Thursday with the reading of the impeachment articles against President Donald Trump and the swearing in of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and the senators who will decide whether Trump should be removed from office. Already this week, indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas …

House Votes To Send Articles Of Impeachment To Senate
5 years ago

House Votes To Send Articles Of Impeachment To Senate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The House voted Wednesday to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate nearly one month after voting to impeach him, clearing the way for his trial to begin. Earlier on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the seven lawmakers she had chosen to act as managers in the Senate trial, arguing the case …

Democrats have new evidence in impeachment case but do Republicans want to hear it?
5 years ago

Democrats have new evidence in impeachment case but do Republicans want to hear it?

CNN  

CNN — House Democrats say new evidence could still come to light about President Donald Trump’s dealings in Ukraine during his Senate impeachment trial, but several Senate Republicans appear to be throwing cold water on allowing any additional material to be presented in the Senate. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, also an impeachment manager, said “there may very well be” …

Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate
5 years ago

Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a landmark trial on whether the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are grounds for removal. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the chief justice would open the trial this week, but …

House To Vote Wednesday To Send Impeachment Articles To Senate
5 years ago

House To Vote Wednesday To Send Impeachment Articles To Senate

NPR  

House To Vote Wednesday To Send Impeachment Articles To Senate Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 5:53 p.m. ET The House will vote to send two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate Wednesday, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says a trial to determine whether to remove the president from office …

US House to vote Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate
5 years ago

US House to vote Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate

Al Jazeera  

Democrats say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also plans to name House managers who will serve as prosecutors in the trial. The Democratic-led United States House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, lawmakers said on Tuesday, bringing the start of Trump’s trial one step closer. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

Trump, Pelosi square off ahead of impeachment trial
5 years ago

Trump, Pelosi square off ahead of impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi squared off Sunday ahead of his impeachment trial, as she said senators will “pay a price” for blocking new witnesses and he quickly retorted that she and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff should both testify. Pelosi said the House vote last month means Trump will be “impeached forever” and “for …

Impeachment trial: What comes next?
5 years ago

Impeachment trial: What comes next?

CNN  

CNN — More than three weeks after President Donald Trump was impeached by the House, his impeachment trial has not begun in Senate. Pelosi, who as House speaker controls what gets onto the House floor, has said she decided to hold the articles to make sure the trial in the Senate would be more fair. Article II of the Constitution …

White House prepared to respond to impeachment articles
5 years ago

White House prepared to respond to impeachment articles

CNN  

CNN — Nearly a month after waiting for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to transmit the articles of impeachment, the White House and President Donald Trump’s legal team are readying for the next phase of the impeachment process. And we remain prepared,” a White House official said, noting that the White House has done all it can to prepare for the …

‘Fail Not:' What to watch ahead of Trump’s Senate trial
5 years ago

‘Fail Not:' What to watch ahead of Trump’s Senate trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hear ye, hear ye: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hitting the send button on President Donald Trump’s impeachment. That’s after she paused the whole constitutional matter, producing a three-week standoff with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and complicating the campaigning picture for the five Democratic senators in the White House race. It was 11:43 a.m. At that …

Democrats seek to play up Donald Trump's impeachment ahead of polls, but Nancy Pelosi's delay tests public opinion
5 years ago

Democrats seek to play up Donald Trump's impeachment ahead of polls, but Nancy Pelosi's delay tests public opinion

Firstpost  

Democrats know they don’t have the votes to convict President Donald Trump when the Senate convenes as the Court of Impeachment. On Friday, it neared an end with Pelosi announcing the House would take steps next week to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate for the president’s trial. The ever tight-lipped Republican leader sees no reason to deviate …

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