Category: impeachment

Abuse of Constitution: Trump’s Indictments Signal Dangerous Political Trend

Commentary What we are witnessing in this roll-out of very questionable and even spurious indictments of former President Trump is a systematic abuse of the Constitution to which both parties have become addicted. In the first 190 years of its history, the only impeachment of a president of the United States was of Andrew Johnson…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (July 24): RFK Jr. Calls for Investigation into President Biden; Impeachment Proceedings Against Garland?

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for an investigation into President Biden and his family. Impeachment proceedings against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland could be in the works.  Find out what House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan had to say about the possibility. Updates on the war in Ukraine.  Ukrainian officials say a…


NTD Good Morning (July 24): RFK Jr. Calls for Investigation into President Biden; Impeachment Proceedings Against Garland?

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for an investigation into President Biden and his family. Impeachment proceedings against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland could be in the works.  Find out what House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan had to say about the possibility. Updates on the war in Ukraine.  Ukrainian officials say a…


Texas Campaign Finance: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, AG Ken Paxton Raise Millions Ahead of Impeachment Trial

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who leads the state Senate and is presiding over Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, received $3 million in support from Fort Worth-based Defend Texas Liberty PAC. The PAC, led by former state Rep. Jonathan Strickland (R), made a $1 million donation, along with a $2 million loan, to Mr. Patrick’s…


Paxton Won’t Testify at His Impeachment Trial, Defense Team Calls It a ‘Kangaroo Court’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, will not testify at his own Senate impeachment trial, his defense team said Tuesday. Tony Buzbee, Paxton’s attorney, said in a statement obtained by The Epoch Times that the impeachment is a baseless attack on his client by political foes intent on damaging one of America’s most prominent…


House GOP Lawmakers Introduce Resolutions to Expunge Trump Impeachment Votes

Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) have introduced resolutions seeking to formally expunge both the first and second impeachments of former President Donald Trump. The congresswomen announced the introduction of the two resolutions in a June 22 statement in which they declared that the Dec. 18, 2019, and Jan. 13, 2021,…


McCarthy Against Impeaching Biden During on Ongoing Investigations

A Biden impeachment push caught most House Republicans by surprise. Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it would interfere with ongoing investigations. President Joe Biden is defending his decision to call China’s Xi Jinping a “dictator,” as Biden and the Indian prime minister vow to uphold freedom and human rights. House Republicans say China would profit if…


Texas State Sen. Paxton Barred From Voting in Husband’s Impeachment Trial

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, will not be allowed to vote during his impeachment trial slated to begin on Sept. 5. The Republican-controlled Senate approved 31 rules regarding the upcoming impeachment trial during a hearing on June 21, including that Sen. Paxton may not be allowed to participate in the trial…


GOP Divided Over Boebert Forcing Biden Impeachment Vote

In a move that showed division in the party, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has urged Republican lawmakers to oppose Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) impeachment resolution (pdf) targeting President Joe Biden. During a closed-door meeting of the GOP conference, McCarthy expressed his reservations about the resolution and emphasized the importance of a thorough investigation before…


House Judiciary Committee Probes Durham Over FBI Trump Presidential Campaign Investigation

Analyzing the FBI’s alleged mishandling of the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, the House Judiciary Committee hears from special counsel John Durham. Find out what Republicans point to as solid evidence of political bias at the bureau, and how Democrats are pushing back. Two representatives are bringing articles of impeachment—one against President…