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Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future
1 year ago

Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency’s greatest accomplishments. “It’s a political mess the Supreme Court may have a hard time avoiding,” said Michael Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor. It’s far from certain that the Supreme Court will decide now to take up Trump’s immunity claims in …

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Shutdown’s shadow, Biden’s speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing
1 year, 3 months ago

Shutdown’s shadow, Biden’s speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday are holding the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and their effort to tie the him to the business dealings to his son Hunter. It’s a high-stakes opening act for Republicans as they begin a process that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president, punishment for what the …

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Trump impeachment hearing updates: Judiciary panel hears evidence
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment hearing updates: Judiciary panel hears evidence

Al Jazeera  

House Democrats push ahead with articles of impeachment with a Judiciary Committee hearing to examine the evidence. “You are doing precisely what you’re criticising the president for doing.” Scholarly witnesses called by Democrats say Trump committed bribery The three legal scholars called to testify by Democrats in the House Judiciary Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into President …

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Melania Trump slams Democrats' impeachment witness who name-dropped Barron
5 years, 1 month ago

Melania Trump slams Democrats' impeachment witness who name-dropped Barron

Daily Mail  

A Democratic impeachment witness apologized Wednesday after she name-dropped 13-year-old Barron Trump during the House Judiciary Committee hearing - and was slammed by First Lady Melania Trump. The first lady chimed in via tweet, calling out Stanford University law professor Pamela Karlan, one of the Democrats' three impeachment witnesses Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan used Barron Trump as an example …

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Democrats Hint They're Mulling Impeaching Trump For More Than Just Ukraine
5 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Hint They're Mulling Impeaching Trump For More Than Just Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the House Judiciary Committee began hearings to craft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Chairman Jerrold Nadler suggested the charges may not be limited to the president’s Ukraine-related acts by raising Trump’s alleged obstruction of the earlier investigation into his 2016 campaign. Nadler’s statement came during a hearing featuring four constitutional law experts discussing whether …

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Republican argues every president was impeachable in new attempt to scuttle hearing
5 years, 1 month ago

Republican argues every president was impeachable in new attempt to scuttle hearing

Daily Mail  

As the first impeachment hearing in the House Judiciary Committee wound down Wednesday, Republican Rep. Ken Buck tried a new way to quash Democrats' impeachment rationale - that every other president had met their standard too. Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, tried a new way to dash Democrats' push for impeachment - he used examples from other presidents, suggesting …

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Judiciary Committee Takes Up Impeachment In Hearing With Legal Scholars
5 years, 1 month ago

Judiciary Committee Takes Up Impeachment In Hearing With Legal Scholars

NPR  

Judiciary Committee Takes Up Impeachment In Hearing With Legal Scholars Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 6:40 p.m. The Intelligence Committee's Republicans, led by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., also released a minority report on Monday defending Trump in the Ukraine matter and accusing Democrats of simple political animus. The administration didn't send an …

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Judiciary hearing recap: Three legal experts make case for impeaching Trump
5 years, 1 month ago

Judiciary hearing recap: Three legal experts make case for impeaching Trump

CNN  

CNN — A trio of legal scholars argued at the first House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s unprecedented conduct was evidence of impeachable offenses, amid vocal protests and procedural roadblocks thrown up by Republicans to challenge the impeachment proceedings. Those three professors, Harvard University’s Noah Feldman, Stanford University’s Pamela Karlan and the University of North Carolina’s …

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Sticky impeachment trial questions: How long? Who testifies?
5 years, 1 month ago

Sticky impeachment trial questions: How long? Who testifies?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — What will the impeachment trial look like? That’s what happened in 1999, when Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and the Democratic leader, Tom Daschle of South Dakota, worked out agreements for how Bill Clinton’s trial would run, including its length. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hasn’t publicly addressed the rules for a Trump trial, though he’s …

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