Section: Voice of America (USA)
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,...
Democrats: Trump ‘Frequently, Flagrantly’ Abused Power of Presidency
U.S. House Democrats on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of “frequently, flagrantly” abusing 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.Congressman Jerrold Nadler, one of the lawmakers...
Democrats to Focus on Abuse of Power in 2nd Day of Trump Trial
House Democrats presenting their impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump plan to spend Thursday’s trial session focusing on the legal and constitutional ramifications of what they argue was the president’s abuse of his office to solicit a foreign government’s help for his political benefit.“We’ve introduced...
Congressional Democrats: Trump ‘Schemed’ to Pressure Ukraine
Congressional Democrats accused President Donald Trump Wednesday of designing “a corrupt scheme” to pressure Ukraine into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump’s leading 2020 election rival. In the first day of opening arguments before the 100 U.S. senators weighing if Trump should be removed from office, Congressman Adam...
DC Claims Inaugural Committee Spending Enriched Trump Family
Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $1 million to book a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel in the nation’s capital as part of a scheme to “grossly overpay” for party space and enrich the president’s own family in the process, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.The District of...
AP Fact Check: Trump’s False Account of Ukraine Episode
President Donald Trump gave a false account Wednesday of some of the circumstances that got him impeached.As the Senate impeachment trial wrestled with the fate of his presidency, Trump offered distorted statements about how the episode developed. He claimed Ukraine got U.S. military aid early, when the package of assistance at the heart of the...
DC Sues Trump Inaugural Committee, Alleging Abuse of Funds
The District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and two companies that control the Trump International Hotel in the nation’s capital, accusing them of throwing parties for the Trump family with nonprofit funds, and overpaying for event space at the hotel.The district’s attorney general, Karl...
Biden Downplays Tensions with Sanders Over Social Security
Joe Biden sought on Wednesday to ease tensions with Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders after the two candidates exchanged several volleys over Social Security and other matters. And the former vice president pledged in a wide-ranging interview with MSNBC that if he reaches the White House, he would not agree to any budget deal that...
US House Democrats to Argue Trump Abused Presidency
U.S. House Democrats are starting three days of arguments Wednesday to make the case that President Donald Trump abused the presidency to try to help himself politically and should be removed from office.During 13 hours of debate extending in to early Wednesday, the House managers prosecuting the case against the country’s 45th president...
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...
