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President Joe Biden has reacted to the Senate acquittal of Donald Trump by calling for unity, even as he insists that the ‘substance’ of the charge of incitement to insurrection is ‘not in dispute.’ ‘While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute,’ Biden said … Read more
Democratic impeachment managers argued they were right not to call any witnesses after a Senate vote permitted them to do so during Saturday’s trial, which ended up with former President Donald Trump’s acquittal. ‘We could have had 500 witnesses and it would have not have overcome the kinds of arguments being made by Mitch McConnell … Read more
President Donald Trump was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial Saturday as the vast majority of Republicans held together against a charge that he incited the Capitol riot of January 6. After a roll call vote of the Senate, 57 senators voted to convict, with 43 senators voting to acquit. It wasn’t enough to meet … Read more
House Democratic impeachment managers threw last-minute drama into President Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying Saturday they want to call GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler for testimony about her stunning claims about what Trump said his supporters were ransacking the Capitol. Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead House impeachment manager, said he wanted to depose Rep. Herrera … Read more
Donald Trump is set to learn his fate in his second impeachment trial later today as a new report claimed he had to call his lead impeachment lawyer David Schoen and beg him not to quit on the eve of his defense team’s presentation to the Senate, according to a new report. On Thursday night, Trump … Read more
Prosecutors on Thursday are expected to wrap up their arguments for the impeachment of Donald Trump, making a final push to convince wavering Senators who were perhaps swayed by their powerful case on Wednesday. Using previously-unseen video footage, graphic reconstructions and actual audio from January 6, the nine Democrat impeachment managers, who serve as prosecutors, … Read more
One of Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys has slammed House Democrats for presenting a ‘spliced and manufactured’ video as their first piece of evidence in the Senate trial on a charge of incitement to insurrection. Attorney David Schoen was reacting to the first piece of evidence presented by House impeachment managers on Tuesday, a 14-minute video … Read more
Democrat prosecutors hoping to convince skeptical Republicans to convict Donald Trump of insurrection will begin making their arguments on Wednesday. After Tuesday’s opening arguments over the legality of the trial, which concluded with a vote to proceed, the ‘meat’ of the proceedings will begin at noon on Wednesday. Nine House Democrats, who serve as prosecutors … Read more
One of Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys has slammed House Democrats for presenting a ‘spliced and manufactured’ video as their first piece of evidence in the Senate trial on a charge of incitement to insurrection. Attorney David Schoen was reacting to the first piece of evidence presented by House impeachment managers on Tuesday, a 14-minute video … Read more
Senator Ted Cruz has slammed Democrats as ‘hypocrites’ for their second impeachment push against Donald Trump, claiming they ‘cheered on BLM and Antifa’ while accusing Trump of inciting the fatal riot at the U.S. Capitol. ‘The president’s language at times is a little over heated. But if you look at the language he used, saying … Read more