Articles of impeachment trump

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellBiden attends first church service as president in DC, stops at local bagel shop Harry Reid 'not particularly optimistic' Biden will push to eliminate filibuster Senators spar over validity of Trump impeachment trial MORE (R-Ky.) this week agreed that Trump had "provoked" the rioters, but has not stated how he will vote in a possible Senate trial. … [Read more...] about Dershowitz: Senate should dismiss impeachment article since Trump is private citizen

In case you missed it, new Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reached an agreement on Friday night on a timetable for Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. Without such a bipartisan move (which superseded the schedule set out in the standing Senate rules on impeachment), the trial would have begun this week after the House formally transmitted the article of impeachment it passed on December 13. … [Read more...] about Senate Republicans Don’t Even Want to Have an Impeachment Trial

"I know that the Biden administration would love to have more of their Cabinet in place, there’s a number of Republicans who also feel the same way," Rounds said. "We should allow this president the opportunity to form his Cabinet, and to get that in place as quickly as possible. If we start working on an impeachment, which looks like we’re going to end up doing, we’ve only got a couple of weeks here in which to actually work through and allow this president an opportunity to form a Cabinet. A lot of us would prefer to maybe work through those issues instead." … [Read more...] about Impeaching Trump as a former president a ‘moot point,’ Rounds says

Ducey is being targeted for his restrictions on individuals and businesses to contain the spread of COVID-19. While it´s not mentioned in the proposed censure, he had a high-profile break with the president when he signed the certification of Biden´s victory. … [Read more...] about Trump ‘is drafting an enemies list of Republicans for his Patriot Party to challenge in primaries’ – and ‘already has $70M in campaign cash on hand’ as he plots to squeeze GOP senators to avoid impeachment conviction

In this case, the Arizona state GOP voted to punish former GOP senator Jeff Flake and Cindy McCain, the widow of John McCain, for endorsing President Joe Biden during the 2020 campaign. The Republicans also voted to censure current GOP Gov. Doug Ducey for using "dictatorial powers" when he used emergency rules to shut down businesses as Covid-19 cases rose in the state last year. At least, that was the ostensible reason. Common sense, though, suggests it was at least in part because Ducey very publicly refused to help Trump overturn his loss in the traditionally Republican state. … [Read more...] about Arizona Republicans still backing Trump are on the wrong path

Instead, Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick LeahyPatrick Joseph LeahyDemocrats seek answers on impact of Russian cyberattack on Justice Department, Courts Senate approves waiver for Biden's Pentagon nominee Democrats swear in three senators to gain majority MORE (Vt.), the most senior member of the Senate Democratic Conference, will preside over the trial.  … [Read more...] about Leahy, not Roberts, to preside over impeachment trial