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Riot lawsuit just part of Trump’s post-impeachment problems

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
A Democratic congressman filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Trump of conspiring with far-right extremists in the Capitol riot, and the attorney general of Washington, D.C., is weighing charges over the riot as well.
Posted in Donald Trump, lawsuits, second trump impeachment, U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK

Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Trump is feeling emboldened by the trial's outcome and is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation. And he's eyeing ways to reassert his power.
Posted in Donald Trump, second trump impeachment, U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK

WATCH: Schumer calls Trump Impeachment result a ‘vote for infamy’

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Associated Press
Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, took to the Senate floor on Saturday to decry the Senate's acquittal of the former president on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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WATCH: Cicilline makes closing impeachment arguments

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Associated Press
House impeachment manager David Cicilline made his closing arguments urging senators to convict Trump and arguing that Trump incited the mob to attack the Capitol on January 6.
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WATCH: Raskin says Trump Impeachment trial is ‘about who we are’

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Associated Press
The Senate is moving toward a final vote after reaching a deal to skip witness testimony in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The agreement averted a prolonged trial and set up closing arguments from both sides.
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Rep. Herrera Beutler becomes central character in late Trump impeachment trial turmoil

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Chris Grygiel, Associated Press
Her statement late Friday asserting that Trump rebuffed a request from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy upended Trump's Senate trial and sparked a fight about calling Herrera Beutler as a witness.
Posted in Jaime Herrera Beutler, second trump impeachment, U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK

Trump impeachment trial resumes without calling witnesses

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
The Senate is moving toward a final vote after reaching a deal to skip witness testimony in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
Posted in Jaime Herrera Beutler, second trump impeachment, U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK

Senators to consider witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Associated Press
Closing arguments were expected Saturday with no witnesses called. But lead Democratic prosecutor Jamie Raskin of Maryland asked for a deposition of Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler over fresh information.
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WATCH LIVE: Trump’s second impeachment trial | Day 5

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Democrats say they are holding out hope that they will win over enough Republicans to convict the former president for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, in which five people died.
Posted in second trump impeachment, U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s impeachment defense team glosses over his Jan. 6 tirade

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Calvin Woodward, Associated Press
A look at rhetoric from the Senate impeachment trial, where Trump is charged with inciting the siege of the Capitol before Congress affirmed his defeat to Joe Biden in the presidential election.
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