Category: fox-news/politics/senate

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.

Key swing-vote GOP Sen. Alexander comes out against witnesses ahead of pivotal impeachment trial vote

Posted on by Gregg Re
The Senate impeachment trial question-and-answer phase wrapped up Thursday night, setting up a pivotal vote Friday on whether or not to subpoena additional witnesses and documents, or to hold a final vote on whether to impeach or acquit President Trump -- and all indications are that the final roll call on the witness question will come down to the wire.

Biden opposed additional witnesses during Clinton impeachment trial

Posted on by Joseph Wulfsohn
Former Vice President Joe Biden opposed additional witnesses during the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, a revelation that may set back the efforts of Democrats to land former National Security Adviser John Bolton as a new witness in the ongoing impeachment trial of President Trump. 

Schiff decries ‘disgraceful’ question after GOP asks about aide, alleged whistleblower

Posted on by Andrew O'Reilly
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., slammed an impeachment trial question by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., about the intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint led to the investigation into President Trump, calling it “disgraceful” in a tense moment Thursday on the Senate floor.

‘GAME OVER,’ Trump declares, as old Bolton, Schiff videos surface amid impeachment trial

Posted on by Gregg Re
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has a distinct "lack of credibility" and is prone to "conspiracy theories." Those assertions weren't made this week by Republican lawmakers seeking to prevent the lawmaker from testifying in President Trump's Senate impeachment trial. Instead, they were made in recent years by Democratic impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff -- who is now saying Bolton must urgently testify in the trial as an important and believable witness.

Schiff, in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, denies knowing whistleblower

Posted on by Nick Givas
House impeachment manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., denied knowing the identity of the Trump whistleblower during the president's trial on Wednesday and claimed that no one from the House Intelligence Committee was ever involved in coaching them. 

Dershowitz mounts unconventional defense of Trump as Senate impeachment trial enters new phase

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
President Trump's defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz argued Wednesday that a president can’t be impeached for using the levers of his power to stay in office, because he may believe his reelection is in the national public interest.