Democrats in the House of Representatives, joined by ten Republicans, voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, in a 232–197 vote on Jan. 13. The single article of impeachment alleges that the president incited an insurrection that resulted in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Continue reading “Democrats, 10 Republicans vote for 2nd impeachment of Trump”McConnell won’t agree to reconvene Senate early for impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) office told Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) staff on Wednesday that the GOP will not agree to reconvene the Senate before Jan. 19 to allow an impeachment trial while President Trump is still in office.
Continue reading “McConnell won’t agree to reconvene Senate early for impeachment trial”McConnell believes impeachment push will help rid Trump from the GOP, but has not said if he will vote to convict
Washington (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that he believes that impeaching President Donald Trump will make it easier to get rid of the President and Trumpism from the Republican Party, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Continue reading “McConnell believes impeachment push will help rid Trump from the GOP, but has not said if he will vote to convict”McConnell privately backs impeachment as House moves to charge Trump
- The House formally called on Vice President Mike Pence to move to wrest power from the president, as Republican support built for impeaching him of inciting violence against the nation.
Republican blocks House from bringing up 25th Amendment resolution
Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) on Jan. 11 blocked Democrats from introducing a resolution via unanimous consent to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump.
Continue reading “Republican blocks House from bringing up 25th Amendment resolution”Former Democrat leader Daschle warns against Trump impeachment
Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle warned his party against impeaching President Donald Trump for inciting the mob attack on the Capitol, arguing that even a delayed Senate trial risks impeding urgent action President-elect Joe Biden must take to bolster the economy and combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue reading “Former Democrat leader Daschle warns against Trump impeachment”House set to give Pence ultimatum before moving to impeach Trump
The House is set to issue a largely futile ultimatum to Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday, demanding he invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office, as a prelude to an expected vote to impeach the president for the second time in little more than a year.
Continue reading “House set to give Pence ultimatum before moving to impeach Trump”Democrats cannot impeach Trump, and you can’t impeach him after leaving office: Dershowitz
Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Democrats have virtually no chance of successfully impeaching and removing President Donald Trump before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.
Continue reading “Democrats cannot impeach Trump, and you can’t impeach him after leaving office: Dershowitz”Pelosi: Democrats will move to impeach Trump
House Democrats will stage a vote to impeach President Trump for encouraging mob violence at the Capitol last Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Sunday night.
Continue reading “Pelosi: Democrats will move to impeach Trump”Pelosi: ‘I like the 25th Amendment’ because it ‘gets rid’ of Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday night that she supports invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office before his term expires next week.
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