Impeachment

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump “has to happen”, Joe Biden told CNN on Monday. While acknowledging the effect it could have on his agenda, the president said there would be “a worse effect if it didn’t happen”. Biden said he didn’t think enough Republican senators would vote for impeachment…

ARTICLE 1: INCITEMENT OF INSURRECTION The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives “shall have the sole Power of Impeachment” and that the President “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment, for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Further, section 3 of the 14th Amendment…

US HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi is set to send the Senate a single article of impeachment today accusing Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol riot, formally triggering the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress, vowed last week that the trial – scheduled to…

Even with President Joe Biden now in office, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of the 2020 election, saying without evidence in an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” that voter fraud had been committed. “Were there people who voted twice?” Paul asked host George Stephanopoulos. “Were there…

About 5,000 members of the National Guard will remain stationed in DC through Trump's impeachment trial. The trial is set to begin in early February, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. Members of the National Guard were stationed in DC after the insurrection at the US Capitol. Visit Business Insider's…

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Democrats can't wait to pass a COVID-19 relief package.  On CNN, Sanders said Democrats will use reconciliation "as soon as we possibly can" to pass relief.  Reconciliation would prohibit the use of the filibuster, which to override requires a vote of 60.  Visit Business…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces that former President Trump's second impeachment trial will begin the week of February 8th.Jan. 23, 2021 Read More

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president's trial on a charge of incitement of insurrection over the deadly Capitol riot. "There will be a trial," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said…

Freshman GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden. Greene, a staunch Trump supporter, accused Biden of engaging in a quid pro quo with Ukraine. The accusations, which were a major talking point during the 2020 election, have been largely discredited. Visit Business Insider's…

Updated 2 days ago · Published on 22 Jan 2021 9:40AM · Former US president Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, an attack on the seat of democracy that led to his second impeachment. – EPA pic, January 22, 2021. FACEBOOK said yesterday it is asking…