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Sekulow indicates Trump should not attend impeachment trial

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Jordain Carney
"His counsel might recommend against that," Trump attorney Jay Sekulow tells ABC News when asked about Trump saying he would "love" to attend his own trial but his counsel may not recommend it."That's not the way it works ... presidents don't do...
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Restlessness, light rule-breaking and milk spotted on Senate floor and impeachment trial rolls on

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Chaplain Barry Black opened the Senate on Wednesday with a simple request: Let them be civil. “Help them remember that patriots reside on both sides of the aisle. That words have consequences and that how something is said can be as important as...
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Abortion protester briefly interrupts impeachment trial

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
An abortion protester briefly interrupted the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday.The man appeared to try to burst into the public gallery overlooking the chamber before being quickly dragged out.He could be overheard yelling for several minutes...
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Democrats shoot down talk of Bolton, Hunter Biden witness swap

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Senate Democrats are dismissing chatter about attempts at an agreement that would guarantee former national security adviser John Bolton testifies in President Trump's impeachment trial in exchange for former Vice President Joe...
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Senate Republicans muscle through rules for Trump trial

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Senate Republicans forced through a resolution establishing the rules for President Trump’s impeachment trial in the early morning hours Wednesday, rejecting Democrats' demands for additional witnesses and documents at the outset of the...
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Collins breaks with GOP on attempt to change impeachment rules resolution

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) became the only GOP senator to break with her party during a marathon session over the rules for the Senate's impeachment trial of President Trump.Democrats forced a 10th amendment vote early Wednesday morning that...
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Senate blocks push to subpoena Bolton in impeachment trial

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats to include a deal on former national security adviser John Bolton's testimony in the impeachment trial rules.Democrats forced a vote in the early morning hours Wednesday on calling Bolton...
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Senate fails to get deal to speed up fight over impeachment rules

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Senate leaders failed, at least for now, to reach a deal Tuesday night to speed up votes on amendments to the impeachment trial rules.  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) floated the idea of stacking the rest of the votes...
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Senate rejects subpoenaing Mulvaney to testify in impeachment trial

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Senate Republicans rejected an effort by Democrats to call White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to testify at the outset of the impeachment trial.Democrats forced a vote to get language included in the resolution on the trial rules...
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Jeffries: Even Nixon didn't block White House aides from testifying

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Jordain Carney
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sought to contrast then-President Nixon's behavior during the House impeachment investigation to President Trump's tactics as part of Democrats' argument to subpoena acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.  ...
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