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Biden ‘anxious to see’ if Republicans will vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

Posted on by Paul Steinhauser
President Biden says he’s “anxious” to see how Senate Republicans will vote in the impeachment trial of former President Trump and whether they will “stand up” and support convicting the former president.

Trump lawyers expected to allege Dem hypocrisy Friday as defense gets its turn at impeachment trial

Posted on by Tyler Olson
The legal team for former President Donald Trump makes their opening arguments in his second impeachment trial on Friday -- and they are expected to allege that Democrats are being hypocritical by saying that Trump incited the Capitol mob by telling his followers they have to "fight" against a "stolen election."

Lead impeachment manager Raskin reveals questions he would have asked Trump if he testified

Posted on by Ronn Blitzer
Former President Donald Trump will not testify in his own defense during his Senate impeachment trial, but lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., revealed what he would have asked Trump if he had chosen to appear.

Democratic impeachment prosecutors use rioters’ words against Trump at trial: ‘We were invited here’

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
House impeachment managers Thursday sought to directly connect former President Trump to the Jan. 6 violence at the Capitol by playing statements of the rioters who said they were acting on Trump's request.

Schumer leaves door open to 14th Amendment measure to bar Trump from office

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday did not rule out bringing legislation to bar former President Donald Trump from office if he is not convicted at the ongoing Senate impeachment trial. 

Trump steers clear of impeachment trial rapid response without Twitter megaphone

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Former President Donald Trump has been extremely quiet as his impeachment trial got underway in earnest this week, in contrast to his ubiquitous Twitter presence during his impeachment trial last year, and longtime affinity for the spotlight.

Sen. Hagerty on impeachment trial: Dems want to ‘humiliate’ Trump and ‘shame’ supporters into conformity

Posted on by David Montanaro
The second impeachment of former President Donald Trump is an "unconstitutional show trial" that is meant to "humiliate" the 45th president and shame the people who voted for him, Sen. Bill Hagerty told "Fox News @ Night" on Wednesday.

Mike Lee’s objection to ‘false’ Trump impeachment evidence causes stir as Dems set for closing arguments

Posted on by Tyler Olson
The House impeachment managers will continue their case Thursday, after making their argument over the last two days that Trump should be convicted of inciting an insurrection on the Capitol.

Utah’s Mike Lee says trial statements about him were ‘contrary to fact,’ gets record revised: report

Posted on by Dom Calicchio
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, succeeded Wednesday in having a Democrat’s statements about him withdrawn from the record during the second day of former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, according to a report.

Democrats dub Trump the ‘inciter-in-chief’ for provoking mob, refusing to stop Jan. 6 attack

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Democratic impeachment managers made the case Wednesday that the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was no accident but rather a "premeditated" and "foreseeable" outcome