Campaign to impeach trump

In November, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security asserted in a statement that "there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised." The government agency, which was led by a Trump appointee, described the election as the "most secure in American history." … [Read more...] about GOP Lawmaker Peter Meijer Warns Against ‘Politics of Deception’ After Voting to Impeach Trump

Tom Rice South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice voted to impeach the president as well. While he said that he did not know if Trump’s words amounted to inciting a riot under its legal definition, he lamented his actions as his supporters stormed the Capitol: “When the Capitol Police were being beaten and killed, and when the Vice President and the Congress were being locked down, the President was watching and tweeted about the Vice President’s lack of courage… and offered only weak requests for restraint.” … [Read more...] about Here Are The 10 Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump

But Trump continued to push the unfounded claims, urging his supporters to come to Washington, D.C. on January 6 for "wild" demonstrations against the certification of Biden's Electoral College win in Congress. At a rally that morning, Trump told supporters to march to the Capitol and to "fight harder," while his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he wanted to see "trial by combat." The pro-Trump mob then descended on the Capitol, storming the building and threatening to harm lawmakers, including Vice President Mike Pence. … [Read more...] about 77 Percent of Americans Want Republicans to Move Past Trump: Poll

In the long term, this second impeachment may also facilitate a greater likelihood that Republicans use impeachment against Democratic presidents, making it a more common tool, and less of an extraordinary option to express political opposition. This is not to say that Trump does not deserve to be held accountable for his behavior and remarks this month. I strongly believe he does. However, it would be illusory to think there will not be adverse — and I dare I say, adversarial — consequences to this likely outcome from the House impeachment vote. … [Read more...] about Will impeachment hurt Democrats?

"I think there'll be more empathy than there was between Boris and Donald Trump. Boris seemed to get along with Trump, but I don't know if he really did." … [Read more...] about Biden to reverse several Trump policies on DAY ONE including Muslim travel ban and will rejoin Paris Climate Accord

"Basically, if [incitement] is going to happen, it's got to happen right away. You'd have to have people running out, you'd have to have people running out of that frozen speech, right up to the Capitol. And that's basically incitement," Giuliani said. According to Giuliani, if the attempt to dismiss the impeachment article were to be unsuccessful, one should not rule out Trump testifying, although the president’s lawyers had opposed the move during his first impeachment trial. … [Read more...] about ‘I’m Involved Right Now’: Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Working on Trump’s Senate Impeachment Defence

'Again, President Trump tried—that's one way to put it. But it didn't work. I'm an optimist most of the time, but I'm also a realist, and I never did think Kim would do anything other than play us for a while, and he did that fairly effectively,' he continued. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump claims ‘I couldn’t terminate John Kelly fast enough – he was in way over his head’ after former chief of staff unloads saying Alexander Vindman was RIGHT to report an illegal order and president got PLAYED by Kim Jong Un

No president has ever been convicted in the Senate, and it would take a two-thirds vote against Trump, an extremely high hurdle. Two new senators from Georgia, both Democrats, are to be sworn in, leaving the chamber divided 50-50. That will tip the majority to the Democrats once Kamala Harris takes office. The vice president is the tie breaker. … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris could preside over Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, says legal ex- where senators will be jurors, judges AND witnesses

Comey, who served as the seventh director of the FBI from 2013 until 9 May 2017, recently released his new book, Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust, described as a "clarion call for a return to fairness and equity in the law," in follow up to A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, published in 2018. … [Read more...] about Trump Has ‘Menace of a Mob Boss’, But Shouldn’t be Prosecuted, Says Ex-FBI Boss Comey

The Trump campaign appeared to challenge attorney and former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani’s claim that he was “involved” in the president’s impeachment defence team, with press secretary J. Hogan Gidley saying the team is yet to be picked. … [Read more...] about Trump Team Says It Has Yet to Set Up Impeachment Defence as Giuliani Claims He’s ‘Involved’