Impeachment

Since day one of Donald Trump’s frivolous impeachment trial in the Senate, democrats have presented essentially no evidence to support their so far baseless claims that the President incited insurrection on January 6.  As expected, team-left played troves of video footage in efforts to spark emotion and fear among lawmakers, hoping to sway their opinion.…

Donald Trump went into the first day of his second impeachment trial reportedly feeling about as good as someone who’s set a record for presidential impeachments can feel. Not only was he not worried about the stain of inciting a violent insurrection, but he and his lawyers reportedly viewed the proceedings as a positive because…

While former President Donald Trump is the one on trial in the Senate, the evidence senators use against him could be harmful to Capitol rioters charged in criminal cases.The Capitol riot took center stage on the first day of Trump’s impeachment trial, when Democrats played a 13-minute video montage of the violence on January 6.…

Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment legal strategy defies the conventional wisdom that money can buy the best defense. From the pre- and post-election litigation to this week’s Senate impeachment trial, Trump’s legal team has employed strategies that fall somewhere between sanction-worthy and inept.Trump lawyers Bruce Castor and David Schoen took Congress — and everyone watching…

The second day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump will kick off Wednesday at noon ET, with the Democratic impeachment managers commencing their opening arguments.They have 16 hours over two days to make their presentations and then Trump’s attorneys begin their defense with the same amount of time allotted — proceedings…

As the Senate began its impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, all but five Republican senators have indicated they see the proceedings as unconstitutional. That handful is far short of the 17 whose support Senate Democrats would need to convict Mr. Trump – leading some to ask what’s the point of going…

8.15pm EST 20:15 Summary That’s all for today – thanks for following along, and tune in tomorrow, where we will have live coverage of the impeachment proceedings. Some key events and links from the day: The US deported at least 72 people to Haiti on Monday, including a two-month-old baby and 21 other children, in…

When Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial opens this week, the prosecution and defense will spend much time debating whether it is unconstitutional to try a President no longer in office—a dodge Republicans have seized upon to avoid taking responsibility for Trump’s actions on January 6th and to avoid his wrath. With conviction now unlikely, the…