Impeachment

Watching the House managers present their case in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial reminded me less of an actual criminal trial and more of the conclusion of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. In the final episode, the beleaguered Soviet physicist Valery Legasov, played by Jared Harris, also takes part in a…

House prosecutors wrapped up their case against former President Trump on Thursday, arguing that rioters on Jan. 6. thought they were acting on Trump’s orders and that he has shown no remorse or culpability for his role, and warning that if he isn’t held accountable, Trump could try to use…

For the second time in a little over a year, House Democrats laid out evidence that former President Donald Trump had committed a crime against the Constitution. For hours, senators again sat as the impeachment managers hammered home that Trump had tried to swing the outcome of the presidential election.…

Noting the actions and remarks from Sens. Hawley and Graham on Day 2 of Trump's second impeachment trial, MSNBC's Brian Williams asks A.B. Stoddard about the nihilism we're seeing from some in the Republican Party.Feb. 11, 2021 Read More

Rep. Stacey Plaskett cited reports by NBC News and other sources that showed the violent threats that were being spread on internet forums ahead of the Capitol riot, showing the violence that occurred was public information to former President Trump.Feb. 10, 2021 Read More

Even Trump knows his defense is a joke — but most Senate Republicans are pathetically pretending it's gold In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Bruce Castor Jr. defense lawyer for former President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at…

Former President Trump’s historic second impeachment trial underway, growing concern over coronavirus variants as some states ease restrictions, and Bryan Stevenson on Black achievement and progress.Feb. 10, 2021 Read More

The made-through-TV impeachment presentation delivered by House managers presented a gripping narrative for the public but the rambling, legalistic rebuttal Donald Trump's attorneys presented won Tuesday with the pivotal Senate jurors. Why it matters: The House managers are playing the outside game; they know it's a long shot their prosecution…

President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, 9 February.He is charged of inciting the deadly attack on the Capitol last month.Ahead of the trial, Trump's lawyers have denied that he encouraged violence.The day before former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial begins on a charge of inciting…

Mark Murray and Ben Kamisar 22h ago / 5:56 PM UTC WASHINGTON — A decade before becoming Arkansas’ lieutenant governor, Tim Griffin served as the Republican Party’s research director during George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign. After that, Griffin worked in the Bush White House under Karl Rove, was appointed by…