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 House voted along party lines,” Schumer said. — Donald J. Trump December 18, 2019 Pelosi: Trump gave Democrats no choice but to pursue impeachment House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump gave “no choice” but to pursue impeachment. In his speech from the Senate floor, however, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said a trial without witnesses would be a “sham” and suggested Trump’s fellow Republicans favoured a cover-up.

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'Almost certainly fail': Columnist says Comer's next step will likely end impeachment
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Almost certainly fail': Columnist says Comer's next step will likely end impeachment

Raw Story  

House Republicans could be on the brink of "waving the white flag" as their efforts to impeach President Joe Biden look dead, Steve Benen wrote for MSNBC's MaddowBlog on Monday. The GOP, led by Oversight Chair James Comer and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, have been pursuing impeachment on the theory that Biden laundered international bribes through his son Hunter's foreign …

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 elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot
10 months ago

US elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot

New Indian Express  

Taken together, it lays bare the lengths that McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader and an ever-calculating politician, will go as he works to win back Republican control of the Senate in what could be among his final acts in power. In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, key Republicans, including McConnell, signalled unequivocally they were …

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 …

House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden
1 year ago

House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden

NPR  

House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden The House will vote Wednesday on formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Biden that Republicans began earlier this year. The president's son refused to attend the closed-door deposition that Republicans demanded as they conduct an impeachment investigation into his father. MCDANIEL: Comer said that a contempt of Congress vote …

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year ago

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry

NPR  

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP The House of Representatives has voted along party lines to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, as House Republicans intensify the investigation into Biden they opened earlier this year. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who served as an impeachment manager in former …

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 …

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" …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 impeachment: Ex-US president claims victory, but this was an escape and not an exoneration
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump impeachment: Ex-US president claims victory, but this was an escape and not an exoneration

Firstpost  

Once again, former president Donald Trump beat the rap and once again he wasted no time claiming victory. “There’s no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said. Seven Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump, the most senators of a president’s own party to turn against him in an …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

'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 impeachment video: Trail opens with clip of former president telling supporters to march on Capitol
3 years, 11 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 …

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 …

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 votes that Trump impeachment trial is constitutional
3 years, 11 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, …

US Senate votes for Trump impeachment trial to go ahead
3 years, 11 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, 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 …

Senate Ready To Speed Through Donald Trump's Second Impeachment Trial
3 years, 11 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, 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 …

Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats’ Thursday request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as “an unconstitutional proceeding” and said the former president would not testify. …

Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump rejects Dems’ request to testify at impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats’ request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as “an unconstitutional proceeding” and said the former president would not …

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 …

Donald Trump impeachment: Republican senators vote to dismiss trial for 'incitement of insurrection'
3 years, 11 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, 11 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 …

US House delivers article of impeachment against Donald Trump to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
3 years, 11 months ago

US House delivers article of impeachment against Donald Trump to Senate, testing his sway over GOP

Firstpost  

Arguments in the Senate trial will begin the week of 8 February, and the case against Trump, the first former president to face an impeachment trial, will test Republican Party Washington: House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the …

US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate
3 years, 11 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, 11 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, 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 …

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

Trump impeachment trial to begin in Senate week of Feb 8: Chuck Schumer

Hindustan Times  

Former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial will begin during the week of Feb. 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday, after the House of Representatives formally delivers the impeachment charge to the chamber on Monday. Schumer said House impeachment managers - serving as prosecutors in the Senate trial - and Trump's defense team would have time to prepare …

Senate Republican warns Trump impeachment could set precedent
3 years, 11 months ago

Senate Republican warns Trump impeachment could set precedent

Al Jazeera  

John Cornyn says ‘former Democratic Presidents’ could be impeached if Senate moves ahead with Donald Trump’s trial. One of the most influential Republicans in the United States Senate has warned that “former Democratic Presidents” could be impeached if the Senate moves ahead with an impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump. While some Republicans in the Senate, where an impeachment …

McConnell seeks to push Trump impeachment trial to February
3 years, 11 months ago

McConnell seeks to push Trump impeachment trial to February

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to February to give the former president time to prepare and review his case. “Senate Republicans are strongly united behind the principle that the institution of the Senate, the office of the presidency, and former President Trump himself all deserve a …

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 …

‘Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

Associated Press  

For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding. Larry Hogan, one of the few Republican elected officials who regularly condemned Trumpism, evoked President Ronald Reagan in calling this moment “a time for …

McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob was fed lies
3 years, 11 months ago

McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob was fed lies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and the president and others “provoked” those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not yet sent the sole article of impeachment to the Senate, which will launch …

Top US Republican says Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol mob
3 years, 11 months ago

Top US Republican says Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol mob

Al Jazeera  

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the crowd of Trump supporters who attacked the US Congress on January 6 were “violent criminals” who were “fed lies” and “provoked” by President Donald Trump. Speaking to the US Senate on Tuesday, McConnell’s remarks are his strongest condemnation of President Trump’s role in the January 6 attack by Trump’s supporters on the US …

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 …

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