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Nadler calls Trump a ‘dictator’ as Dems wrap opening arguments in Senate impeachment trial

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The Democrats prosecuting the case against President Trump in the Senate impeachment trial wrapped up three exhausting days of opening statements Friday evening, insisting the president tried to “cheat” in the 2020 election through his dealings with Ukraine and, therefore, should be removed from office.

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

Democrats, in impeachment trial arguments, charge that Trump’s conduct was worse than Nixon’s

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Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Thursday accused President Trump of putting his own personal interests above national security and American democracy and charged that Trump is the only president in history to violate his oath of office so flagrantly.

Dem lawmaker says senators ‘squirming’ at impeachment ‘because the truth hurts’

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Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono claimed Thursday that her GOP counterparts are “squirming” in their seats because they're uncomfortable hearing mounting evidence against President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. 

At Senate impeachment trial, restless lawmakers struggle to sit through Schiff’s opening argument

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As Rep. Adam Schiff concluded his lengthy impeachment opening argument Wednesday afternoon, the California Democrat was speaking to plenty of empty chairs in the Senate chamber.

Schiff, in Senate impeachment trial opening arguments, accuses Trump of trying to ‘cheat’ in 2020 race

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California Rep. Adam Schiff kicked off the House Democrats' three-day opening case against President Trump by accusing him of trying to "cheat" in the 2020 election through his Ukraine dealings, following a raucous first day of impeachment trial speeches in the Senate that lasted into the middle of the night.

Schumer says impeachment trial starting under ‘cloud of unfairness’

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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that President Trump’s impeachment trial begins under a “cloud of unfairness,” after the GOP-led Senate rejected all 11 of his amendments to allow for witnesses and documents in a marathon late-night session.