Frank Bowman’s history of impeachment, what it means for Trump
5 years, 5 months ago

Frank Bowman’s history of impeachment, what it means for Trump

CNN  

Washington CNN — As Democrats try to squaregrowing calls for impeachment proceedings againstPresident Donald Trump with hesitation from party leadership – and the political reality of a Republican-controlled Senate – it’s worth understanding what’s behind the concept of impeachment and why it should or shouldn’t apply to Trump. Luckily, Frank Bowman III, a law professor at the University of Missouri, is out with the definitive history of impeachment in his new book, “High Crimes and Misdemeanors; A History of Impeachment for the Age Of Trump.” We asked him in the lightly edited conversation below what something meant to curb the power of kings of England has to do with the current President of the United States. Still, Johnson’s impeachment may have at least one lesson for us: The House impeached Johnson, but he escaped conviction and removal by one vote in the Senate. Therefore, in an impeachment inquiry, Congress’ power to demand information from the president is at its highest – far greater than the more general oversight powers of Congress to inquire into executive branch operations for other legislative purposes.

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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 …

What does impeachment mean for Trump?
3 years, 11 months ago

What does impeachment mean for Trump?

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. While Mr Trump was impeached while still in office, the Senate’s outgoing majority leader …

The 3 impeachment defenses of Donald Trump (opinion)
3 years, 11 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 …

Donald Trump aimed mob of supporters ‘like loaded cannon’ at US Capitol, Democrats say ahead of impeachment trial
3 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump aimed mob of supporters ‘like loaded cannon’ at US Capitol, Democrats say ahead of impeachment trial

Firstpost  

Washington: Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the US Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office. And it used evocative language to conjure the day’s chaos, …

Trump, Democrats set impeachment arguments ahead of Senate trial
3 years, 11 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 …

What Second Impeachment Means For Donald Trump?
3 years, 11 months ago

What Second Impeachment Means For Donald Trump?

India Today  

US president Donald Trump has been impeached by the US senate for inciting the Capitol riots on Jan 6. 10 Republicans congressmen also joined the Democrats to vote against Trump citing him as ‘dangerous if unchecked’ before president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. With Trump now awaiting trial, let’s take a look at what will happen next to ‘The …

What does impeachment mean for Trump?
3 years, 11 months ago

What does impeachment mean for Trump?

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. House members voted on one single …

What to watch as House moves to impeach Trump for 2nd time
3 years, 11 months ago

What to watch as House moves to impeach Trump for 2nd time

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s fiery speech at a rally just before the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol is at the center of the impeachment charge against him, even as the falsehoods he spread for months about election fraud are still being championed by some Republicans. THE DEMOCRATIC CASE FOR IMPEACHMENT Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of …

Donald Trump impeachment resolution: Full text
3 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump impeachment resolution: Full text

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives is debating an article of impeachment on Wednesday, charging President Donald Trump with “high crimes and misdemeanors” for “incitement of insurrection” following his actions and remarks leading up to January 6 siege of the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters. Below is the full text of the article of impeachment: Resolution Impeaching Donald …

Opinion: Congress took an important first step, but it must go even further
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: Congress took an important first step, but it must go even further

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. She and many other Democrats further worried that impeaching over findings in …

Trump terms call for impeachment 'greatest witch hunt in history of politics'
3 years, 11 months 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, …

Explained: How Trump could be impeached again, but faster
4 years ago

Explained: How Trump could be impeached again, but faster

The Hindu  

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. A look at how impeachment works, and what Congress can do in the short amount of time until Mr. Trump’s term ends: The basics of impeachment In normal order, there would be an …

EXPLAINER: How Trump could be impeached again, but faster
4 years ago

EXPLAINER: How Trump could be impeached again, but faster

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 …

It’s a mistake for Democrats to brush impeachment under the rug (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

It’s a mistake for Democrats to brush impeachment under the rug (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. Julian Zelizer CNN Viewers could have walked away from the convention without …

Trump’s idea of executive power is also impeachment defense
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s idea of executive power is also impeachment defense

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has always been a man of absolutes. Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment manager, has urged senators to remember the Constitution’s framers sought to prevent a chief executive from wielding power as if it “was conferred upon him by divine right.” The American Revolution was fought so that “no person, including and especially the president, would …

Trump impeachment: All the latest updates
5 years ago

Trump impeachment: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Pelosi: Power of gavel means Trump is ‘impeached forever’ Speaking to the Associated Press, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said no matter what the Senate does, Trump “will be impeached forever”. “Leader McConnell claimed that the impeachment of President Trump is illegitimate because the …

Trump impeachment: All the latest updates
5 years ago

Trump impeachment: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Pelosi: Power of gavel means Trump is ‘impeached forever’ Speaking to the Associated Press, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said no matter what the Senate does, Trump “will be impeached forever”. “Leader McConnell claimed that the impeachment of President Trump is illegitimate because the …

Democratic presidential candidate criticised for abstaining in Trump impeachment vote
5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate criticised for abstaining in Trump impeachment 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. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii congresswoman, gave two “present” votes on whether the US president …

Impeachment: What is it and how Trump can be impeached?
5 years ago

Impeachment: What is it and how Trump can be impeached?

Al Jazeera  

How does impeachment work? Amid controversy over a summer phone call between US President Donald Trump and the new leader of Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered a formal impeachment inquiry of the US president in September. If the House approves articles of impeachment, or “impeaches” a president, he or she would then be subject to trial in the US …

Impeachment: What is it and how Trump can be impeached?
5 years ago

Impeachment: What is it and how Trump can be impeached?

Al Jazeera  

How does impeachment work? Amid controversy over a summer phone call between US President Donald Trump and the new leader of Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered a formal impeachment inquiry of the US president in September. If the House approves articles of impeachment, or “impeaches” a president, he or she would then be subject to trial in the US …

Impeachment will damage Trump – whether he is removed or not
5 years ago

Impeachment will damage Trump – whether he is removed or not

Al Jazeera  

Senate Republicans may acquit Trump, but cannot save him from being discredited in the eyes of a majority of Americans. The US Senate then acts as a jury of those articles, conducting a trial overseen by the leader of the third branch of government – the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court – ultimately deciding whether to remove the president …

Trump impeachment: House set to vote to impeach US president
5 years ago

Trump impeachment: House set to vote to impeach US president

Al Jazeera  

House to vote on two articles of impeachment that accuse Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In a vitriolic six-page letter to Pelosi on Tuesday, Trump called the House’s impeachment drive a “charade” and a “colossal injustice”. “Tomorrow the House of Representatives will exercise one of the most solemn powers granted to us by the Constitution as …

Donald Trump compares his impeachment 'hoax' to the hearings against 'wonderful' Brett Kavanaugh
5 years ago

Donald Trump compares his impeachment 'hoax' to the hearings against 'wonderful' Brett Kavanaugh

Daily Mail  

President Trump has kicked off the weekend with one of his trademark Twitter rants - a day after it was decided that articles of impeachment will move to the full House for a vote. President Trump has kicked off the weekend with one of his trademark Twitter rants, as the impeachment proceedings head toward a full House vote Trump claimed …

Donald Trump looks set to join a very small and unenviable club by being impeached
5 years ago

Donald Trump looks set to join a very small and unenviable club by being impeached

ABC  

The United States is on the cusp of a historic moment: Donald Trump is about to become the third President ever impeached. President Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 for appointing a cabinet member without Senate approval Articles of impeachment were drawn up for Richard Nixon in 1974, but he then resigned Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 over his …

Donald Trump's articles of impeachment, explained
5 years ago

Donald Trump's articles of impeachment, explained

ABC  

Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump. In his conduct of the office of President of the United States—and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation …

READ: Articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump
5 years ago

READ: Articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump

Associated Press  

House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump that will serve as the basis for action by the House Judiciary Committee. In his conduct of the office of President of the United States — and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the …

What are the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump?
5 years, 1 month ago

What are the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump?

Al Jazeera  

Read the full text of articles introduced by Democrats that charge Trump with abuse of power, obstruction of Congress. In his conduct of the office of President of the United States—and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the …

READ: Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump
5 years, 1 month ago

READ: Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump

NPR  

READ: Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 11:43 a.m. In his conduct of the office of President of the United States—and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of …

U.S. President Trump abused office, obstructed inquiry: impeachment report
5 years, 1 month ago

U.S. President Trump abused office, obstructed inquiry: impeachment report

The Hindu  

United States President Donald Trump used his office for personal political gain and obstructed a Congressional inquiry into his conduct, a 300-page scathing report released by House Democrats on Tuesday concluded. “The evidence is clear that President Trump used the power of his office to pressure Ukraine into announcing investigations into his political rival, former Vice-President Joe Biden, and a …

Democrats are wasting America’s time on impeachment (Opinion)
5 years, 2 months ago

Democrats are wasting America’s time on impeachment (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor, is a former special assistant to President George W. Bush and a former campaign adviser to US Sen. Mitch McConnell. CNN — Let me skip to the end: The Democratic-majority US House of Representatives, in partisan fashion, is all but certain to impeach President Donald Trump. Indeed, in the weeks leading up to …

Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is confronting the limits of his main impeachment defense. White House officials, who have been treating unified Republican support for Trump as a given, have grown increasingly fearful of GOP defections in a House impeachment vote and a potential Senate trial. Complaining privately and publicly that Democrats “stick together” better than the GOP, Trump has …

Trump defies Democrats with all-out political warfare on impeachment
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump defies Democrats with all-out political warfare on impeachment

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump drove Democrats to the first crucial pivot point of their impeachment confrontation on Tuesday with a defiant declaration that his administration would not cooperate with the investigation. “Never before in our history has the House of Representatives – under the control of either political party – taken the American people down the dangerous path you seem …

Think impeachment will help Trump? He's sure not acting like it
5 years, 3 months ago

Think impeachment will help Trump? He's sure not acting like it

Salon  

Now that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has formally announced an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, after the release of evidence that Trump tried to intimidate and extort Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky into manufacturing a scandal against former Vice President Joe Biden, the usual hand-wringers who love to throw up "civility" as a shield to protect rich white men from accountability …

Yes, it's time to impeach Donald Trump — but the failure of democracy is much bigger than him
5 years, 7 months ago

Yes, it's time to impeach Donald Trump — but the failure of democracy is much bigger than him

Salon  

After a week when Donald Trump’s push toward authoritarian rule appeared to accelerate dramatically, talk of impeachment is everywhere. If Americans are no longer convinced that the press has a critical role to play in democracy, and are likelier to perceive it as a warped tool of politics, most useful for coddling one’s own side with infantile propaganda or gouging …

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