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After impeachment acquittal, Senate advances another Trump court pick over Dem objections

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Minutes after Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled out President Trump's impeachment trial, which had consumed the Senate for almost three weeks, Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., got right back to what he's said is his top priority -- confirming judges. 

House impeachment managers say Trump, Senate permanently stained by trial

Posted on by Tyler Olson
The House impeachment managers for President Trump's now-completed trial in the Senate penned an op-ed Thursday arguing that Trump and the GOP-controlled Senate will be permanently stained by what they argued was an unfair process, leading to "not guilty" verdicts on both articles of impeachment. 

White House claims ‘full vindication’ after Trump acquittal, slams Romney as ‘failed’ candidate

Posted on by Andrew O'Reilly
The White House on Tuesday released a statement calling the Senate’s vote to acquit President Trump of the two articles of impeachment brought against him a “full vindication and exoneration.”

Ken Starr references Deflategate, Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal in Trump defense arguments

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Ken Starr, one of President Trump's lawyers, compared House Democrats' handling of impeachment to two of the most prominent cheating scandals in recent American sports history.

Dershowitz: Pelosi, House Dems didn’t impeach Trump for a ‘legitimate crime’

Posted on by Andrew O'Reilly
One of the lawyers representing President Trump in his impeachment trial said it was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats’ fault for failing to charge Trump with an impeachable offense while praising the Senate for rejecting a call for more witnesses in the trial.

GOP senator says Trump was ‘wrong’ to withhold Ukraine aid, but action was ‘long way from treason’

Posted on by Andrew O'Reilly
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said that President Trump delaying almost $400 million in aid to Ukraine in an attempt to force the country to investigate the Bidens was “crossing the line,” he doesn’t believe that it met the constitutional threshold for impeachment.

Chief Justice John Roberts tells Schumer he won’t break ties in impeachment trial

Posted on by Nick Givas
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts told Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday that he would not act as the tie-breaking vote if the Senate becomes deadlocked with a 50-50 split during President Trump's impeachment trial. 

GOP blocks witnesses in Senate impeachment trial, as final vote could drag to next week

Posted on by Alex Pappas
Republicans in the Senate cobbled together enough votes Friday evening to reject Democratic efforts to extend the Trump impeachment trial and call new witnesses, as the final vote on whether to remove President Trump from office is now not expected until next week. 

Dems work to draw out impeachment finale, potentially pushing final vote into next week

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
The Senate impeachment trial is increasingly expected to drag out until next week -- and potentially through President Trump's planned State of the Union address -- despite the widespread expectation of acquittal in the end.