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Democrats split on impeachment trial timing, as White House says Senate should ‘multitask’

Posted on by Megan Henney
Democrats are divided about the timing of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, worried it could hamstring President Biden's ability to implement his agenda in the early days of his administration. 

McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ the Capitol riot as Senate weighs another impeachment trial

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., placed blame on President Trump for the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6 that left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer.

Value of impeachment trial after president leaves office is ‘unresolved issue’: Turley

Posted on by Talia Kaplan
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley argued on Monday that there is some value to impeachment trials in terms of dialogue and addressing the issues raised, but there are also significant countervailing costs.

Sen. Graham urges Biden to ‘stand down’ on ‘Scarlet Letter’ Trump impeachment

Posted on by Talia Kaplan
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., argued on Sunday that pursuing the impeachment of President Trump after he leaves office will ruin the start of Joe Biden's presidency and urged the president-elect to “stand down.”

Florida Sen. Scott says Democrats should focus on American families not Trump impeachment

Posted on by Talia Kaplan
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told "Fox & Friends" on Monday that if Democrats want to do something good for the country, then they should focus on what they are going to do for American families as opposed to impeachment. 

McConnell announces he will award Chief Justice Roberts the ‘Golden Gavel’

Posted on by Morgan Phillips
er the Senate voted to acquit President Trump of both articles of impeachment, Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would be awarding a “Golden Gavel” to Chief Justice John Roberts for his time spent presiding over the trial. 

Trump lawyer calls Bolton book ‘inadmissible,’ as defense team wraps impeachment arguments

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
President Trump’s legal team argued John Bolton’s book manuscript should be “inadmissible” in the impeachment trial and urged an immediate acquittal as they wrapped up arguments before senators on Tuesday.

Bolton for Biden? Witness swap talk revived in wake of bombshell book manuscript

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
The jolting revelations from John Bolton’s manuscript revived on Capitol Hill talk of a witness swap as a way to hear from the former national security adviser in President Trump’s impeachment trial.

GOP senator says Schumer using impeachment as tool to become majority leader

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer of using the impeachment trial of President Trump as a cudgel against swing-state Republican senators to further his aspiration to serve as Senate majority leader.