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Democrats fighting Trump for impeachment witnesses may have to ask the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s legal team is debating whether to assert executive privilege over all communications on Ukraine policy between the president and the four witnesses sought by Democrats in his … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
After Lengthy Rules Debate, Trump Impeachment Trial Moves to Opening Statements
After a marathon day spent debating the rules for U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the U.S. Senate will convene Wednesday to hear the first day of opening arguments from a group of House of Representatives members making the case Trump should be removed from office.Just before 2 a.m. on Capitol Hill, the Senate voted along...
Roberts admonishes House prosecution, White House defence
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts drew little attention to himself in the beginning 12 hours of his first impeachment trial. But it was just before 1 a.m., as tempers on the floor had started to wear thin, that he reminded senators, House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump’s defence team who was in charge. “I think it is...
Dispute over rules erupts on impeachment’s first full day
WASHINGTON — A rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. After nearly 13 hours of debate over Democratic amendments, the rules for the trial were adopted unchanged in a party-line vote early Wednesday. Highlights of Tuesday’s session and what’s ahead as senators conduct...
Republicans reject subpoenas as impeachment debate goes on
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of offences. The day started with a setback for Republican Senate leader...
How The House Made An Impeachment Procedures Debate Also About The Substance
Tuesday’s debate about impeachment trial procedures served as a proxy war for the broader arguments the House and President Trump’s attorneys will make about the conduct at the heart of the impeachment proceedings. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) forced eleven votes on subpoenas for documents and witness testimony to be secured...
Chris Wallace Takes Kellyanne Conway to Task Over Claim Ukraine Aid Release Was ‘Coincidence’
Fox News anchor at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Suspected Nazi Commander Living in US Dies at 100
A Minneapolis carpenter whom the Associated Press exposed as a former Nazi commander — a charge his family fiercely denied — has died.According to a Hennepin County, Minnesota, death certificate, Michael Karkoc died last month in a nursing home at age 100.The Ukrainian-born Karkoc came to the United States after World War II in 1949 and led a...
McConnell backs off, abruptly eases some Trump trial rules
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of offences. The turn of events was a setback for Republican Senate...
The Solemn Absurdity of Trump’s Impeachment Trial
The impeachment trial of the century had barely begun when word came down that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had softened his initial plan to make the House managers and President Donald Trump’s lawyers present their cases in marathon 12-hour sessions over four days. He’ll allow each team a more civilized eight hours over six...
