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

GOP senator says Schumer using impeachment as tool to become majority leader

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer of using the impeachment trial of President Trump as a cudgel against swing-state Republican senators to further his aspiration to serve as Senate majority leader.

Senators play with fidget spinners, stress balls to pass time during impeachment

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Stuck in the chamber for hours on end without cell phones or laptops, senators have turned to fidget spinners, books, yoga techniques and an array of snacks to stay alert during the impeachment trial of President Trump.

‘Stunned’ Sen. Collins objected to Nadler’s impeachment accusation in note to Roberts

Posted on by Brooke Singman
One House Democrat's accusation amid the Trump impeachment trial “stunned” even the most moderate of Senate Republicans, reportedly prompting GOP Sen. Susan Collins to write a note to Chief Justice John Roberts about decorum on the floor of the upper chamber.

Trump complains lawyers won’t have turn to rebut impeachment until Saturday: ‘Death Valley in T.V.’

Posted on by Brooke Singman
President Trump is taking issue with the Senate impeachment trial timeline, complaining that because Democratic House managers have decided to take up their entire allotted time to deliver opening statements, his legal team won’t have the chance to rebut and defend him until Saturday—a day the former reality TV mogul described as “Death Valley in T.V.”

Sekulow accuses Schiff of taking Hamilton quote out of context in Trump impeachment trial

Posted on by Tyler Olson
One of the lawyers on President Trump's impeachment trial defense team, Jay Sekulow, charged that Democratic members of Congress were taking a quote from Alexander Hamilton out of context as they tried to lay out the standard for removing a president from office.

Reporter’s Notebook: Trump’s Senate impeachment trial could boil down to one word – ‘pettifogging’

Posted on by Chad Pergram
Democrats think the president committed “high crimes and misdemeanors.” And whether it’s allowed on the floor or not, Republicans think Democrats are just pettifogging Trump.

Clinton impeachment trial: What happened to his defense team?

Posted on by Vandana Rambaran
Former President Bill Clinton was represented during his impeachment trial by four attorneys, ultimately leading to his acquittal in the Senate in 1999. Here's a look at where they are today. 

Trump’s Senate impeachment trial: GOP leadership tries to avoid defections on possible witness vote

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Senate GOP leaders are trying to avoid defections in an anticipated vote next week on whether or not to allow for new witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial and remain in close talks with those potential swing votes, according to Republican aides.

Dem impeachment witness Vindman unloads on Blackburn as Dems wrap 3rd day of Trump’s trial

Posted on by Gregg Re
As the third day of the ongoing impeachment trial of President Trump wrapped up and some senators played with fidget spinners, most of the drama was elsewhere -- with one Democratic witnesses accusing a Republican senator of "defamation" and "slander," and Republicans vowing to highlight alleged corruption by Hunter Biden.