Takeaways from the House Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing
5 years, 1 month ago

Takeaways from the House Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing

CNN  

CNN — On Wednesday morning, the House Judiciary Committee convened its first hearing in the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump – bringing in four constitutional lawyers to debate what, exactly, constitutes “high crimes and misdemeanors” and whether the President had committed any of those acts. Republicans ignore facts, focus on the ‘why’ behind impeachment push Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, used his opening statement not to dispute the basic facts surrounding the July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky but rather to trace the origins of calls for the President to be impeached. “What a start of a party.” One of the four – Stanford Law professor Pam Karlan – took considerable umbrage at Collins’ dismissals. “Everything I know about our Constitution and its values and my review of the evidentiary record – and here Mr. Collins, I would like to say to you, sir, that I read transcripts of every one of the witnesses who appeared in the live hearing because I would not speak about these things without reviewing the facts, so I’m insulted by the suggestion that as a law professor I don’t care about those facts,” Karlan scolded the Georgia Republican.

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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 …

DOJ will ignore GOP's demand to prosecute Merrick Garland: 'Wasn't a crime'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

DOJ will ignore GOP's demand to prosecute Merrick Garland: 'Wasn't a crime'

Raw Story  

The Department of Justice will not act on House Republicans' referral to criminally charge Attorney General Merrick Garland. According to The Guardian's Hugo Lowell, DOJ "won't prosecute Garland for contempt of Congress, saying refusal to provide Biden audio wasn't a crime." The criminal referral, passed earlier this week along a mostly party-line vote, stems from GOP-led House committees' demand for …

'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 …

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony
7 months ago

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s son and brother, accusing them of making false statements to Congress as part of the GOP’s yearlong impeachment inquiry. The Republican leaders of the House Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees sent a letter to the Justice Department recommending the prosecution of Hunter Biden and …

Attorney General Merrick Garland faces grilling on Trump's 'political' criminal verdict and the Biden classified documents probe: Here's how he could hit back
7 months ago

Attorney General Merrick Garland faces grilling on Trump's 'political' criminal verdict and the Biden classified documents probe: Here's how he could hit back

Daily Mail  

Attorney General Merrick Garland will take the hot seat during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday where he's expected to face a grilling over the Trump conviction and refusing to release audio from President Biden's special counsel interview. It's the top Justice Department official's first time facing lawmakers since a jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying …

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'
8 months, 1 week ago

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'

Raw Story  

Based upon the fact that the Fox News daily drumbeat about President Joe Biden's impeachment being right around the corner has gone noticeably silent, House Republicans have seemingly admitted defeat. The only ones humiliated were the bush-league Javerts of the GOP," Waldman wrote while pointing the finger at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for loading the investigating committees, including the …

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls
9 months, 1 week ago

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses. Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to …

House GOP sues in bid to force Justice Department lawyers to testify as part of impeachment inquiry
9 months, 2 weeks ago

House GOP sues in bid to force Justice Department lawyers to testify as part of impeachment inquiry

Associated Press  

House Republicans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee wants the court to order two rank-and-file Justice Department tax division attorneys to comply with subpoenas demanding that they answer questions about …

White House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort
9 months, 3 weeks ago

White House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber’s efforts to impeach the president over unproven claims that he benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother. White House counsel Ed Siskel wrote in a Friday letter to Johnson, R-La., that testimony and records turned over to the …

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback
10 months, 1 week ago

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related to the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry. Republicans who blasted that proposed agreement as a “sweetheart deal” have been probing allegations from Internal Revenue Service agents that the Justice …

House GOP could be laying a 'trap' in Biden impeachment inquiry: report
1 year ago

House GOP could be laying a 'trap' in Biden impeachment inquiry: report

Raw Story  

The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has been criticized for its lack of evidence for the GOP's allegations that the president laundered bribes through his son Hunter's international business deals. "Some experts suspect the GOP will try to trap Biden by making outlandish requests for information that he doesn’t provide, and then argue that he impeded the inquiry," …

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation
1 year ago

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. “Instead of doing their job on the urgent work that needs to be done, they are …

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 Republicans split on whether Joe Biden impeachment is 'a real impeachment' or not
1 year ago

House Republicans split on whether Joe Biden impeachment is 'a real impeachment' or not

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans seemed split on the impeachment of Joe Biden when Raw Story questioned them on Tuesday. He directed the House Oversight Committee "to open a formal impeachment inquiry." Rep. Don Bacon promised Raw Story, that it’s not a real impeachment: “It’s just an inquiry." Comer's statement claimed the payments "are part of a pattern revealing Joe Biden …

Vulnerable California Republicans vote for Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year ago

Vulnerable California Republicans vote for Biden impeachment inquiry

LA Times  

From left, Reps. Michelle Steel, Mike Garcia and Young Kim are seen in the Cannon tunnel during a vote Nov. 30, 2022. House Republicans on Wednesday voted to formalize an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, intensifying their investigation into unproven allegations that the president benefited from his son’s overseas business dealings. Politics Speaker McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry without a …

Editorial: No evidence for Biden impeachment inquiry? No problem. The House GOP doesn’t seem to care
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: No evidence for Biden impeachment inquiry? No problem. The House GOP doesn’t seem to care

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a House Oversight Committee hearing in September about an impeachment of President Biden. Deposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched the Biden impeachment inquiry in September without securing a floor vote, thus avoiding a scenario in which saner members of his fragile majority — including Republicans elected in districts where Biden is popular — might rebel. Republicans …

White House and allies push back on ‘stonewalling’ claims as House GOP preps impeachment vote
1 year, 1 month ago

White House and allies push back on ‘stonewalling’ claims as House GOP preps 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. The House began what Republicans purport to be an impeachment inquiry into Mr Biden …

James Comer and Jim Jordan urged to drop Biden impeachment inquiry: report
1 year, 1 month ago

James Comer and Jim Jordan urged to drop Biden impeachment inquiry: report

Raw Story  

In a letter sent to House Oversight Chairman James Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, White House special counsel Dick Sauber questioned the legitimacy of the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, The Washington Post reported. "Both of you previously supported the position that moving forward with an impeachment inquiry without a vote of the House ‘represents an …

How Donald Trump’s legal team is trying to get his Jan. 6 case dismissed.
1 year, 2 months ago

How Donald Trump’s legal team is trying to get his Jan. 6 case dismissed.

Slate  

With alleged accomplices flipping left and right, it’s been a rough week for Donald Trump. Bowman summed up this legal claim: “There is, apparently, no such thing as reality.” Trump’s premise here is that because he used the bully pulpit to convince large segments of the country of the lie that he won the 2020 election, which he lost, the …

'They got run over!' CNN panel stunned by GOP's 'disaster' Biden impeachment hearing
1 year, 3 months ago

'They got run over!' CNN panel stunned by GOP's 'disaster' Biden impeachment hearing

Raw Story  

A CNN panel on Friday expressed astonishment that House Republicans appeared so unprepared for their first impeachment hearing inquiry into President Joe Biden. After playing a supercut of witnesses at the hearing saying that they had seen no evidence that would justify impeaching Biden, host Phil Mattingly shared an anonymous quote from a House Republican aide who described the inquiry …

'Botched this bad': Insiders say GOPers furious at James Comer for his handling of impeachment inquiry
1 year, 3 months ago

'Botched this bad': Insiders say GOPers furious at James Comer for his handling of impeachment inquiry

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Republicans are growing more and more frustrated with the House Oversight Committee's impeachment hearing, with some beginning to admit it has been a failure. He went on to quote another house staffer: Chairman James "Comer and staff botched this bad" The aide said the information from the Republicans has been “confusing,” while Democrats appear “on message.” "How can …

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
1 year, 3 months ago

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, promising to “provide accountability” as they probe the family finances and lucrative business dealings of his son Hunter and make their case to the public, colleagues and a skeptical Senate. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky, the Oversight chairman, said the lawmakers have “a mountain of evidence” that …

Republicans hold first Biden impeachment hearing as gov’t shutdown looms
1 year, 3 months ago

Republicans hold first Biden impeachment hearing as gov’t shutdown looms

Al Jazeera  

Republicans are investigating corruption allegations against Biden family in push rejected by White House as baseless. Republican legislators in the United States have opened the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, promising to delve into allegations of corruption against the Biden family as a government shutdown looms. As the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing began …

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
1 year, 3 months ago

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during the House Oversight Committee impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden on Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans launched their formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Biden, saying they intend to “provide accountability” as they make their case to the public, their colleagues and skeptics in the Senate. It’s a high-stakes opening act for …

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 …

House Republicans set first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28
1 year, 3 months ago

House Republicans set first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Republicans — led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — have contended in recent weeks that Biden’s actions from his time as vice president show a “culture of corruption,” and that his son used the “Biden brand” to advance his business …

House Republicans to hold first impeachment hearing into President Biden next week
1 year, 3 months ago

House Republicans to hold first impeachment hearing into President Biden next week

NPR  

House Republicans to hold first impeachment hearing into President Biden next week Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The House Oversight Committee plans to hold its first hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Biden on Thursday, Sept. 28. Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., also plans to subpoena the personal bank records of Hunter Biden, …

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 …

'Eight months of abject failure': New report piles dirt on James Comer's impeachment inquiry
1 year, 3 months ago

'Eight months of abject failure': New report piles dirt on James Comer's impeachment inquiry

Raw Story  

A new watchdog report found that House Republicans have repeatedly overhyped allegations of corruption against President Joe Biden without producing solid evidence. The Congressional Integrity Project faulted House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer for "eight months of abject failure" to prove the president was guilty of wrongdoing related to his son, Hunter Biden, although polls show the effort had convinced …

Freedom Caucuser admits there's no evidence to impeach Biden — but says citizens want 'revenge'
1 year, 4 months ago

Freedom Caucuser admits there's no evidence to impeach Biden — but says citizens want 'revenge'

Raw Story  

House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that proposals by House GOP leadership to impeach President Joe Biden lack any sort of evidence to move forward — the latest in a series of criticisms he has made of the plan. However, he added, many of his Republican constituents want the impeachment anyway, mainly because …

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 lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s legal team is characterizing his indictment in the special counsel’s 2020 election interference investigation as an attack on the former president’s right to free speech. Those efforts, prosecutors wrote in the indictment, amounted to a disruption of a “bedrock function of the United States federal government: the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results …

Opinion: The bogus Hillary Clinton excuse Republicans are using to defend Trump
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: The bogus Hillary Clinton excuse Republicans are using to defend Trump

CNN  

Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him @[email protected]. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, stated Friday, “Hillary had the emails,” adding, “Is there a different standard for a Democrat secretary of state versus a former Republican president?” And Trump ally GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of …

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump

Raw Story  

The congressional committee that investigated last year's attack on the US Capitol recommended Monday that criminal charges be filed against former president Donald Trump. "The committee has developed significant evidence that president Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power under our Constitution," Representative Jamie Raskin said as he outlined the panel's findings. "We believe that the evidence described …

Five key takeaways from ninth January 6 committee hearing
2 years, 2 months ago

Five key takeaways from ninth January 6 committee hearing

Al Jazeera  

Panel votes to subpoena Donald Trump, saying former president is ‘at the centre’ of what happened at the US Capitol. “The committee needs to do everything in our power to tell the most complete story possible and provide recommendations to help ensure nothing like January 6 ever happens again.” BREAKING: The Select Committee unanimously votes to subpoena Donald J. Trump, …

House Select Committee hearing to include "damning video evidence" of Trump
2 years, 5 months ago

House Select Committee hearing to include "damning video evidence" of Trump

Salon  

New video evidence of Donald Trump will be played at Thursday's primetime hearing by the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. "One day after the last rioter had left the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump's advisers urged him to give an address to the nation to condemn the violence, demand accountability …

Jan. 6 hearings have become Trump’s third impeachment — and a road map for prosecuting him
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 hearings have become Trump’s third impeachment — and a road map for prosecuting him

LA Times  

The House’s Jan. 6 committee plays a video of former President Trump at one of several recent hearings on the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Less prominent figures have described what it was like to become a target of the former president’s anger, like Ruby Freeman, the Georgia election worker whom Trump falsely denounced by name as “a professional …

Legal expert anticipates the next Jan. 6 hearing evidence — and predicts nothing can save Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Legal expert anticipates the next Jan. 6 hearing evidence — and predicts nothing can save Trump

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the plot to overthrow the 2020 election is set to meet again on Tuesday for a public hearing at 1 p.m. EST. Speaking about the issues the committee will deal with, CNN legal expert Elie Honig noted that thus far, Americans have seen the way in which former …

Watergate lawyer: 'There's nothing worse than not proceeding' in Justice Department's case against Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Watergate lawyer: 'There's nothing worse than not proceeding' in Justice Department's case against Trump

Raw Story  

Former Watergate Prosecutor Jill Wine Banks addressed the upcoming Tuesday hearings for the House Select Committee investigating the attack on the 2020 election and the violence against Congress. While the Justice Department hasn't revealed anything about whether they intend to act, they have asked the House Committee for the information in their investigation. A new ABC/Ipsos poll revealed after just …

Trump could be charged with obstruction and conspiracy if the DOJ 'seriously' digs in: former prosecutor
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump could be charged with obstruction and conspiracy if the DOJ 'seriously' digs in: former prosecutor

Raw Story  

In an interview with CNN's Chris Cillizza, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig expressed dismay at the slow pace of the Justice Department if it is, indeed, investigating Donald Trump and pointed out the most obvious charges the former president could be facing if everything lines up in the courts with regard to evidence. Having said that and admitting he could …

Trump whines about 'Harassment Subpoenas' after Capitol riot committee demands his former aides testify
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump whines about 'Harassment Subpoenas' after Capitol riot committee demands his former aides testify

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday put out a new statement complaining about the House select committee on the January 6th Capitol riots slapping four of his former administration officials with subpoenas. "The 'Unselect Committee' of highly partisan politicians, a similar group that perpetrated the now proven lie of Russia, Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax …

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 …

After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel
3 years, 7 months ago

After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel

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 House Judiciary Committee is poised to question former White …

Trump former counsel to testify to US Congress committee
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump former counsel to testify to US Congress committee

Al Jazeera  

Don McGahn’s testimony comes after two years of legal challenges and will be behind closed doors with transcript coming later. The US House Judiciary Committee is poised to question former White House counsel Don McGahn behind closed doors on Friday, two years after House Democrats originally sought his testimony as part of investigations into former President Donald Trump. House Democrats …

The Senate’s Awful Reasons for Acquitting Trump
55 years ago

The Senate’s Awful Reasons for Acquitting Trump

Slate  

Once again, Donald Trump has escaped conviction. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith claimed that Trump’s speech to a crowd of supporters in Washington just before the attack—in which he said they had to “fight” to stop the imminent certification of electoral votes in Congress, because the legal system had failed to do so—“neither implicitly nor explicitly encouraged the use of violence or …

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 …

Impeachment Manager: We Needed 'More Senators With Spines,' Not Witnesses
3 years, 10 months ago

Impeachment Manager: We Needed 'More Senators With Spines,' Not Witnesses

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING One of the House managers in former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial dismissed criticism that her team should have called witnesses, stating instead that a lack of “senators with spines” was to blame for Trump’s acquittal. “But listen, we didn’t need more witnesses; we needed more senators with spines.” Stacey Plaskett to Jake Tapper on the …

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 …

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

2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump

Associated Press  

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

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. …

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