Trump impeachment

Sen. Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyBiden officials hold call with bipartisan group of senators on coronavirus relief plan Five examples of media's sycophancy for Biden on inauguration week Romney: Total figure for Biden coronavirus stimulus is 'pretty shocking' MORE (R-Utah) earlier in the show pushed back on claims that convicting a former president was unconstitutional, saying the “preponderance of opinion” allowed for such a conviction. Romney was the only Republican to vote for conviction in the president’s early 2020 impeachment trial. … [Read more...] about Rubio: Trump impeachment trial is ‘stupid’

Law enforcement agents are tracking a number of threats that vary in specificity and credibility, an unnamed federal official briefed on the matter told the Associated Press. Predominantly posted online, these threats include plots to attack members of Congress as they travel to and from Capitol Hill during Trump's trial. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Impeachment Trial Sparks Violent Threats Against Lawmakers

It will also give Schumer and McConnell more time to come to an agreement on what's called an organizing resolution, which delineates how many members from each party will be on committees and how legislation will move through the Senate. Talks on that power-sharing deal have been hung up on McConnell's demand that Schumer gives assurances that Democrats won't get rid of the legislative filibuster, something Schumer has strongly resisted.  … [Read more...] about Trump impeachment article being sent to Senate Monday, ahead of trial next month

Pelosi and her colleagues didn’t bother to abide by their own established rules that call for hearings, presentation of evidence and witnesses, the right to cross-examine those witnesses, the right of defense counsel to be present, and the right of an accused to mount his own defense.  By depriving Trump of the essential rights of due process, they abandoned all semblance of fairness in an impetuous bid to pass what can only be described as a "counterfeit impeachment."    … [Read more...] about Gregg Jarrett: Pelosi seeks retaliation in Trump impeachment trial — get ready for ‘the sequel’

Cheney, the number three House Republican in leadership, has been pilloried by some of her GOP colleagues in the chamber for voting to impeach Trump earlier this month. Cheney, a vocal Republican critic of Trump’s foreign policy during his tenure in the White House and the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was the most high profile of the 10 Republicans who joined all 222 House Democrats in voting to impeach the president. The vast majority of House Republicans – 197 of the 211 in the chamber, voted against impeachment. … [Read more...] about Gaetz traveling to Wyoming to take aim at Cheney amid uproar over her Trump impeachment vote

Trump has sought for months to sow doubt in the results of the 2020 election, arguing that recent expansions in mail-in voting will open the process to an increased risk of fraud. In some cases, however, he’s encouraged absentee voting, going as far as to urge supporters in North Carolina to vote twice — once by mail and once in person — in order to stress test the state’s election systems. … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally