10 House members sign on to NAACP lawsuit accusing Trump of inciting Capitol riot Posted on April 7, 2021 by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Reps. Jayapal, Nadler and Waters are among 10 Congress members joining an NAACP lawsuit accusing Trump of inciting the Capitol insurrection.
Sen. Pat Toomey faces censure over impeachment vote: ‘We did not send him there to do the right thing’ Posted on February 17, 2021 by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY "We did not send him there to vote his conscience," a Pennsylvania county GOP official said after Sen. Pat Toomey voted to convict Donald Trump.
Takeaways from impeachment trial as defense rests, senators question prosecutors and Trump lawyers Posted on February 12, 2021 (Updated February 13, 2021) by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Former President Donald Trump's legal team had their turn in the Senate impeachment trial, and then the trial went into a question-and-answer session.
Top takeaways from Day 1 of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Posted on February 10, 2021 (Updated February 10, 2021) by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Democratic managers laid out their argument for convicting former President Donald Trump, while his team questioned the legality of holding a trial.
It’s been one year since the Trump impeachment began. These are the major moments of his presidency since Posted on September 24, 2020 (Updated September 24, 2020) by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY House Democrats announced they would conduct an impeachment investigation into Donald Trump's conduct in Ukraine on Sept. 24, 2019.
Nancy Pelosi: Trump impeachment witness Vindman’s ‘shameful’ firing a ‘brazen act of retaliation’ Posted on February 8, 2020 (Updated February 8, 2020) by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Nancy Pelosi weighed in on Trump's removal of impeachment witness Alexander Vindman, which she called a "shameless loss for American security."
Just after Trump acquittal, Republican senators requested Hunter Biden’s travel records Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Trump was just acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial, but two Republican senators are still looking into Hunter Biden's Ukraine business dealings.
Nancy Pelosi: It was ‘sad’ for Mitch McConnell to ‘humiliate’ Chief Justice John Roberts with witness vote Posted on February 1, 2020 (Updated February 3, 2020) by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Nancy Pelosi is accusing the Senate majority leader of humiliating Chief Justice John Roberts over a vote that "rejected our nation's judicial norms."
Mitt Romney won’t be invited to CPAC after impeachment trial vote for witnesses Posted on February 1, 2020 (Updated February 1, 2020) by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Mitt Romney was one of two Republican senators to break ranks by voting for witnesses in the impeachment trial. Now he has been rebuffed by CPAC.
‘Is that true?’: Here are questions senators asked during Trump’s impeachment trial Posted on January 30, 2020 (Updated January 30, 2020) by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Republicans asked about the anonymous whistleblower, and Democrats wondered how the Senate could do justice without hearing witnesses.