Why Impeachment Failed
House Democrats rushed through a botched process and then complained bitterly and endlessly that Senate Republicans wouldn’t do their work for them.
Category: White House
Senate Rejects Efforts to Call Additional Impeachment Witnesses in 51-49 Vote
The Senate voted Friday evening to decline the calling of additional witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial, turning down Democratic-led efforts with a 51-49 vote and setting up a likely vote to acquit the president.
NYT Editorial Board Member Compares GOP Opposition to Impeachment to the Defense of Jim Crow
Mara Gay of the New York Times editorial board on Thursday compared Republicans's behavior during the impeachment trial of President Trump to twentieth century politicians' defense of the Jim Crow South.
Rubio Explains ‘Political Judgment’ in Impeachment Vote: ‘Voters Themselves Can Hold the President Accountable’
Senator Marco Rubio released a statement ahead of the Senate’s Friday vote on calling impeachment witnesses.
Murkowski to Vote ‘No’ on Calling Witnesses, Likely Ensuring Swift End to Impeachment Trial
Murkowski is the second Republican who was considered a swing vote to come out against the admission of witnesses in the impeachment trial.
There Is No Strict Legal Test of Impeachment
On impeachment, the dispositive issue is always whether the acts in question are justifiable. If they are, a president cannot properly be impeached.
Biden Claims Trump’s Trial is ‘Not a Partisan Impeachment’ While Clinton’s Was
Biden, speaking from Iowa, was challenged in an interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos over comments he had made in Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial.
GOP Sen. Lamar Jackson, a Pivotal Swing-Vote, Comes Out against Calling Witnesses
Alexander concluded that Trump's actions were "inappropriate," but that impeachment wasn't the answer.
Cipollone, Schiff Spar over Alleged Whistleblower-House Intel Coordination on Impeachment
Schiff was prompted by Sen. Ron Johnson and others asking about Schiff’s reported hiring of a contact of the whistleblower one day after President Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pelosi: Trump ‘Cannot Be Acquitted’ Unless Senate Votes to Call Witnesses
Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Trump 'cannot be acquitted' in his impeachment trial unless senators vote to introduce more evidence.
