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Trump does not have future in Republican Party after Capitol riot: Rep. Nancy Mace

Posted on by David Rutz
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said Wednesday that while she opposes the impeachment process in the closing days of President Trump's term, he does not have a future in the Republican Party after the events of the past week.

Trump ‘would have standing to challenge’ his impeachment trial: Turley

Posted on by Talia Kaplan
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that President Trump “would have standing to challenge” his impeachment trial potentially taking place after he is no longer in office “and the court could rule on it.”

GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse says he will vote to impeach Trump

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Rep. Dan Newhouse became the sixth Republican to say that they will vote to impeach President Trump on Wednesday afternoon as debate raged in the House over an impeachment article accusing the president of inciting an insurrection. 

Lindsey Graham warns rushed impeachment ‘will become a threat to future presidents’

Posted on by Paul Steinhauser
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina – one of President Trump’s closest allies in the Senate – is warning that impeaching Trump over his comments before last week’s attack on the Capitol is a "rushed process" that will "become a threat to future presidents."

Senate won’t reconvene early to start impeachment trial before Trump leaves office: McConnell spokesman

Posted on by Tyler Olson
With President Trump likely set on Wednesday to become the only president ever impeached twice, Democrats were pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to invoke a 2004 resolution that could bring the Senate back quickly for what would essentially be an emergency session to begin the impeachment trial for Trump as soon as possible.

Andy McCarthy: Trump’s conduct is impeachable, but impeachment trial should not be rushed

Posted on by Roman Chiarello
Former U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy says Trump’s statements leading up to the Capitol riot could be considered “impeachable conduct,” but he is cautioning Congress against speeding through impeachment proceedings.

Dem lawmaker defends 2017 Trump electoral objection as ‘protest vote’ under pressure from Jordan

Posted on by Tyler Olson
House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern on Wednesday defended his 2017 objection to President Trump's electoral votes from Alabama as a "protest" as he sparred with GOP Rep. Jim Jordan during House debate the parameters for debating the latest article of impeachment against Trump. 

Impeachment a ‘complete waste of time’ a week before Biden takes office: Rep. Van Duyne

Posted on by Stephanie Giang-Paunon
Freshman Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, said Wednesday on "Fox & Friends" she will not be joining the five Republicans so far that are voting to impeach President Trump, calling the effort a "complete waste of time."

GOP splinters on Trump impeachment as House set to rebuke president yet again with just days left in term

Posted on by Tyler Olson
As the House of Representatives is on the verge of impeaching President Trump for the second time, Republicans in both chambers of Congress are split on whether or not to support the effort in the tumultuous final days of the Trump presidency.