Category: fox-news/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry

Michael van der Veen: What to know about Trump impeachment defense attorney

Posted on by Tyler Olson
The pre-trial brief filed by former President Donald Trump's defense team had one extra name on it besides the two widely-reported attorneys leading his impeachment defense in the Senate: Michael T. van der Veen. 

Psaki: Biden not weighing in on Trump impeachment trial because ‘he’s not a pundit’

Posted on by Brooke Singman
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday said President Biden is not weighing in on former President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial because “he’s not a pundit,” while maintaining that he will not watch the proceedings.

Leahy, presiding over Trump impeachment in Senate, vows to conduct trial ‘with fairness to all’

Posted on by Ronn Blitzer
The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump officially began Tuesday afternoon, and presiding officer Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., promised to conduct the proceedings fairly.

Sen. Kennedy on impeachment trial: Dems want to equate Trump voters with ‘nutjobs’ who stormed Capitol

Posted on by Nikolas Lanum
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on Tuesday that he does not believe former President Trump will be convicted in the Senate and that his trial is a “poorly-camouflaged” attempt by the Washington establishment to equate Trump voters with the “nutjobs” that broke into the Capitol.

Senate approves impeachment timeline as Trump’s second trial kicks off

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Former President Trump's impeachment is slated to continue throughout the weekend under a resolution authored by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. 

Mike Lee: Senate impeachment trial will end in Trump’s acquittal

Posted on by Nikolas Lanum
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speculated that while former President Donald Trump will undergo a "lengthy" impeachment trial in the Senate, he will ultimately be acquitted of inciting an insurrection against the government.

Schumer asks Republicans to keep open mind at Trump trial, says he fed mob ‘lies that motivate their behavior’

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday urged Senate Republicans to pay close attention to new evidence introduced by the House impeachment managers during the trial of former President Donald Trump, while framing Trump as fundamentally responsible for motivating the rioters who sacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Impeachment managers say Trump ‘has no good defense’ in reply to president’s pre-trial brief

Posted on by Tyler Olson
The House Democratic impeachment managers, in their reply to President Trump's pre-trial brief from Monday, slam the former president's legal theories as "flawed" and say that he is shirking responsibility for the Capitol riot. 

As impeachment trial starts, Marjorie Taylor Greene rips Capitol rioters who ‘ruined’ objection plans

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denounced the Capitol rioters Tuesday and said they were attacking all lawmakers -- Republicans and Democrats -- when they stormed the Capitol during the Jan. 6 joint session to count electoral votes.