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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. 

Murkowski appears to ding Warren in statement announcing ‘no’ vote on impeachment witnesses

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, seemed to ding Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in her Friday statement announcing that she would not vote to hear witnesses in the impeachment trial into President Trump, as she admonished senators for "attacking" Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

Here’s what 2020 Dems asked during the 2nd day of impeachment trial questions

Posted on by Tyler Olson
The four Democratic senators running for president were stuck in the Senate chamber for the second consecutive day of impeachment trial questions Thursday, but that didn't prevent one of them from making some headlines ahead of Monday's Iowa caucuses. 

Bolton hits back, decries impeachment witness ‘retribution’

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Thursday defended the impeachment inquiry witnesses who have been attacked by President Trump, implicitly hitting back at similar criticism he has faced for his role in the process. 

Pelosi argues Trump ‘cannot be acquitted,’ suggests defense team should be disbarred

Posted on by Dom Calicchio
In scathing comments Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued that President Trump "cannot be acquitted" if his Senate impeachment trial lacks the witness testimony and documentation that Democrats have been seeking.