Tag: Impeachment

This impeachment proceeding threatens all future elections and establishes a dangerous historical precedent, the attorneys general said.

Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) became the only GOP senator to break with her party during a marathon session over the rules for the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Trump.

The Senate passed Mitch McConnell’s impeachment trial rules along party lines early Wednesday morning — ending a 13-hour day of debate on the Senate floor in which all 11 amendments introduce…

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions shares his reaction to the Senate impeachment trial on Tucker Carlson Tonight.

“The only one who should be embarrassed, Mr. Nadler, is you, for the way you addressed this body. This is…

Using an argument that is difficult to disprove, the president’s legal team outlined the fact that the articles fail to acknowledge any crime or violation of the law, which are required by the Constitution

President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the Democratic-led House of Representatives’ impeachment charges and called for their immediate dismissal by the Republican-led Senate in a memo offering a legal and political case against his removal.

The 116-page Trial Memorandum sought to undercut charges that the Republican president abused his power and obstructed Congress, and constituted Trump’s first comprehensive defense before his Senate trial begins in earnest on Tuesday

The U.S. Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in earnest on Tuesday, when senators may begin hearing opening statements on why he should be removed from office.
While senators will serve as jurors, legal experts say an impeachment trial will look fundamentally different from a U.S. criminal proceeding. Here are the reasons why.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly is close to finalizing a rule that would allow President Trump's team to move to dismiss the articles of impeachment in the Senate quickly after some evidence has been presented, as a sort of safety valve in case Democrats try to drag out the trial for weeks.

President Trump lashed out at congressional Democrats over his impeachment on Sunday during an address to the American Farm Bureau in Austin, Texas.

GOP senators appeared apathetic to the news that a government watchdog determined Trump violated the law by withholding aid from Ukraine and that new evidence further detailed the president’s efforts to force the ouster of a former ambassador and pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.

Earlier today Speaker Pelosi announced that NEW EVIDENCE by the GAO found that President Trump broke the law by not handing over tax-payer dollars to the corrupt Ukrainian government fast enough. Pelosi made the announcement on Thursday morning during her impeachment briefing. The Government Accountability Office issued their opinion on Thursday which just happened to …

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a top ally of President Trump’s, said Wednesday that he wants the looming impeachment trial to be wrapped before the scheduled Feb. 4 State of the Union speech.

The Russian military hackers began an attack in November on the firm, where Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s son Hunter had served on the board.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as the House prepares to send the charges to the chamber for the historic trial. “I think our members, generally are not interested in the motion to dismiss. They think…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sent a public warning shot on Monday night, saying that if Republicans support Democrats’ impeachment witness requests, then he will force votes during the trial on calling witnesses conservatives want to hear from.