U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday lawmakers will establish an outside, independent commission to review the “facts and causes” related to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Pelosi said in a letter to lawmakers that the commission would be …
Read More »GOP Senators Face Backlash For Impeachment Votes
Nearly all of the seven Republican senators who voted to impeach Donald Trump are facing strong condemnation from their home states, with at least six facing or having already received official censures from their local GOP. The Republican Party of Louisiana’s leadership voted on Saturday to censure Bill Cassidy on …
Read More »Speaker Pelosi’s Statement on Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the conclusion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate: “The Congress and Country can take great pride in the House Impeachment Managers, who defended our Constitution and our Democracy in the Senate with a moving and masterful presentation that demonstrated extraordinary …
Read More »Donald Trump Acquitted In Second Impeachment Trial
Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial came to an end on Saturday after the Senate decided to acquit him on the charge of “incitement of insurrection” following the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol. The vote was 57-43. Every Democrat voted to find him “guilty,” the question technically before the Senate, …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial Of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is coming to a close. Trump’s attorneys used just two and a half of their allotted sixteen hours to mount their defense of the former President. The main part of their presentation was a video spliced together of Democrats saying …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump continues today. House Democrats closed their impeachment case against Trump on Thursday by linking his history of incendiary rhetoric and months-long campaign to undermine the November election to the statements of insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 Former …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has begun. On Wednesday House impeachment managers, led by lead manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, played violent video scenes of the Jan. 6 attack. Some of the footage was never seen before video from Capitol security cameras. The managers spent the …
Read More »Trump Appointed Postmaster General Wants To Keep Job
Two Day Express mail is taking weeks to arrive, mail collection is inconsistent, and Americans are still receiving Christmas cards two months into the new year. The man who many blame for the collapse of the US Postal Service, Louis Dejoy, believes he should keep his job as Postmaster General. …
Read More »Parler Offered Trump 40% Of Company For Posting Exclusivity
During Donald Trump‘s presidency, there were numerous ethical conflicts. The former Commander In Chief peddled influence from Trump Tower, promoted products from The Oval Office, and used the Department Of Justice to settle personal grievances. Newly uncovered documents show that Trump sought to use his office for personal gain one …
Read More »Twitter To Uphold Permanent Ban Of Donald Trump
Twitter will uphold its ban on former President Donald Trump, even if he were to run for office again. “When you’re removed from the platform, you’re removed from the platform,” Twitter CFO Ned Segal told CNBC on Wednesday morning. “Our policies are designed to make sure that people are not …
Read More »Georgia Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Trump’s Efforts To Overturn Election Results
As reported previously, a phone call between former President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger was being investigated by Georgia officials. Prosecutors in Fulton County have now initiated a criminal investigation into that call in which Trump pressured Raffensberger to “find” enough votes to reverse his loss …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has begun. Yesterday, Senators voted 56-44 to proceed with the impeachment trial because it is indeed constitutional. Today, House managers plan to use previously unseen security footage as they begin laying out their case that President Donald Trump incited …
Read More »GOP Senators Pan Performance Of Trump Attorneys
Various Senate Republicans have publicly criticized former President Donald Trump’s legal defense team’s performance on day 1 of his second impeachment trial. Most of the criticism was reserved for attorney Bruce Castor, who delivered a sometimes rambling and unfocused opening argument while trying to make the case that the trial …
Read More »Senate Says Trump’s Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
After hours of debate between House impeachment managers and attorneys representing Donald Trump, the Senate voted Tuesday that the trial of a former president is constitutional. The vote was 56-44, with six Republicans joining all 50 Democrats. Those Republicans were Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski …
Read More »Watch Live: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
The historic second Senate impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump has begun. Senators, sitting as jurors, will soon hear up to four hours of debate over whether the Constitution allows the chamber to try a president who has already left office. Watch Live:
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