impeachment

U.S. 04/19/21, 15:34

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is generating the fiercest backlash for her public demand that Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged in the death of drug addict George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, be convicted as guilty of 'first-degree murder,' a charge not being considered in his ongoing trial.  "We’re looking for a ...

Europe 03/18/21, 16:13

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has again called for impeaching President Joe Biden for abuse of power, saying “he’s a danger to America,” nearly two months into his presidency. Greene repeated her call in an interview with Real America's Voice on Wednesday, March 17, in which the lawmaker said that the ...

New York 03/12/21, 14:47

The New York State Assembly authorized an impeachment investigation on March 11, against Gov. Cuomo over allegations of sexual harassment by several of his former female employees coupled with a cover-up of CCP Virus deaths in nursing homes, the New York Post reported. Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced the momentous ...

U.S. 02/16/21, 14:24

Former President Donald Trump has seen higher approval among Republican voters, a new poll shows, after he was acquitted in the second unprecedented impeachment trial in the Senate last week. According to a Politico/Morning Consult poll released on Monday, Feb. 15, Trump’s approval rating among the Republicans is 81%, up from ...

U.S. 02/16/21, 04:14

Some Utah Republicans have embraced a measure of censure against Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for his vote to convict former President Trump during the Senate impeachment trial.  Trump was acquitted by a mostly party-line vote on Saturday, Feb. 13, with Democrats voting in unison and being joined by seven Republican senators ...

U.S. 02/14/21, 13:27

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 13, sent an email to thank his defense team and supporters who helped get him acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial which he called “another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history.” He also vowed to continue the “incredible journey ...

U.S. 02/14/21, 07:52

President Joe Biden late on Saturday, Feb. 13, issued a statement on the acquittal of former President Donald Trump, stating that "the substance of the charge is not in dispute." Earlier in the day, the Senate voted 57-43, with 7 Republicans joining Democrats to acquit Trump on an article of impeachment ...

U.S. 02/07/21, 21:25

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called the impending impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump a “partisan farce,” and said he has a “zero chance” of being convicted. By the Democrats' logic, Paul said many other top officials would have to be impeached as well. "If we're going to criminalize speech, and somehow ...

U.S. 02/03/21, 17:45

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has voted "Nay" to all of President Joe Biden's Cabinet members that have come up for confirmation vote so far, making him the only senator to do so, bringing his tally to six. Hawley voted "Nay" to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ...

Opinion 02/03/21, 11:20

Opinion Statements issued by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) against former President Donald Trump signal that they are plotting to steal the 2024 election, according to author Jeffrey Lord. To illustrate, Lord cites Pelosi's remarks to host Lesley Stahl, who commented that Trump "could ...

U.S. 02/03/21, 10:16

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday, Feb. 2, gave a series of answers to the Democrat-led impeachment to explain that the Senate lacks jurisdiction to remove him because he does not hold office. They requested the Senate acquit him on the merits of the allegations raised in the ...

U.S. 01/31/21, 21:25

Former President Donald Trump has assigned a new legal team to fight the Senate impeachment trial against him after he reportedly parted with his previously announced defense lawyers. “45th President Donald J. Trump today announced that highly respected trial lawyers David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor Jr., will head his impeachment ...

U.S. 01/31/21, 11:34

A majority of American voters believe the Democrat-led impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump in the Senate in February will divide the United States further, while a minority think it will help unite the country. According to a Rasmussen survey conducted Jan. 25-26, 50% of Likely U.S. Voters said the ...

U.S. 01/30/21, 04:38

Ohio Republicans on Friday, Jan. 29, announced that they are seeking co-sponsors for a bill that would recognize June 14 as "President Donald J. Trump Day." “Former President Donald J. Trump was our 45th President of the United States and, against great odds, accomplished many things that have led our nation ...

U.S. 01/29/21, 18:34

Less than two weeks before the new impeachment trial that former President Trump will face, his legal team conveyed confidence and optimism by adding two recognized former federal prosecutors who are experts in these types of matters. Greg Harris told The Associated Press (AP) that he and former acting U.S. Attorney ...

D.C. 01/29/21, 04:34

Kevin Brock, former assistant director of intelligence for the FBI, asserted that former President Donald Trump's speech didn't meet the threshold of incitement and said he believed that the president was unaware of the violence that took place on Jan. 6. Brock, who also worked as principal deputy director of the ...

U.S. 01/28/21, 04:03

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed the "unconstitutional" impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump, suggesting other past presidents could be in line for their own impeachments.  During an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Jan. 27, Cruz said the impeachment trial against Trump, which doesn't meet the constitutional standards ...

U.S. 01/26/21, 07:06

President Joe Biden insisted on Monday, Jan. 25, that the impeachment trial against his predecessor Donald Trump, who is now a private citizen, has to take place even as Biden doubts the Senate trial would gather enough votes to convict him. “I think it has to happen,” Biden said in an ...

U.S. 01/26/21, 02:59

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday, Jan. 25, said that former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial won't last long in the Senate, indicating that he didn't think many witnesses are needed. "The trial will be done in a way that is fair but ... relatively quickly," Schumer told MSNBC's ...

U.S. 01/23/21, 04:12

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) poured cold water on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) efforts to impeach newly inaugurated President Joe Biden.  In an interview with Greta Van Susteren, McCarthy said he spoke with Greene and disagreed with her efforts to remove Biden from office. “I called her. I disagree with ...