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    Democrats Make Case Trump Abused Power of the Presidency
    Jan24

    Democrats Make Case Trump Abused Power of the Presidency

    U.S. House Democrats told senators Thursday President Donald Trump “frequently, flagrantly” abused the powers of the presidency, actions they said clearly meet the constitutional standard of committing “high crimes and misdemeanors” necessary to remove him from office. In the second of three days of opening arguments,...

    AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
    Jan24

    AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

    ‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems tell trial WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case Thursday at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that he abused power … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...

    7 Highlights From Day 3 of the Trump Impeachment Trial
    Jan24

    7 Highlights From Day 3 of the Trump Impeachment Trial

    House Democrats on Thursday, in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, argued that a crime isn’t necessary to remove a president from office and doubled down on their defense of Joe and Hunter Biden. The seven House Democrats who are the impeachment managers, including Reps. Adam Schiff of California and Jerry Nadler of New York,...

    Nadler’s Folly
    Jan24

    Nadler’s Folly

    Jerry Nadler must have missed the day in law school where they teach you about persuasion. The House Democrat made a critical error early in the trial of President Trump. He didn’t just say that Republican senators, who voted to begin the proceedings without calling witnesses, were part of a cover up. He said they had committed treason:...

    Senate GOP Is Coming Around To The Idea That What Trump Did Was Okay
    Jan24

    Senate GOP Is Coming Around To The Idea That What Trump Did Was Okay

    We’re three days into the impeachment trial, and Senate Republicans have begun floating their “what President Trump did was okay” trial balloon. For the most part, they’re still avoiding weighing in directly about the Trump conduct House managers have described, and instead have thrown around procedural complaints or claims about how...

    Tucker Carlson and Devin Nunes: Vindman Should Just ‘Go Work in Ukraine’
    Jan24

    Tucker Carlson and Devin Nunes: Vindman Should Just ‘Go Work in Ukraine’

    Fox NewsHours after Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...

    AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
    Jan24

    AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

    ‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems tell trial WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors argued in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Thursday that he was swept up by … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    Trial Highlights: Conspiracy Theories and Fidget Spinners
    Jan24

    Trial Highlights: Conspiracy Theories and Fidget Spinners

    Democrats argued that President Donald Trump sought a phony investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theory about Ukraine, while restless senators played with a new toy Thursday during Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: U.S....

    The 10 Things Dems Say Prove Trump Acted Corruptly In Ukraine Scheme
    Jan24

    The 10 Things Dems Say Prove Trump Acted Corruptly In Ukraine Scheme

    Sure, the bogus investigations that President Donald Trump wanted Ukraine to launch into Joe Biden and the 2016 election were conspiratorial garbage. But beyond that, House impeachment manager Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued Thursday, there are 10 clear reasons that the push for the investigations was corrupt on its face. On the Senate floor, Schiff...

    Corruption Allegations Against Biden Are ‘Completely Groundless,’ Says Democratic Impeachment Manager
    Jan24

    Corruption Allegations Against Biden Are ‘Completely Groundless,’ Says Democratic Impeachment Manager

    Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D–Texas) on Thursday sought to discredit corruption allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden as many Senate Republicans push to have his son, Hunter, testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. As vice president, Biden in 2015 pushed for the deposition of Viktor Shokin, a Ukrainian prosecutor, who...