Tag: Impeachment Trial

Impeachment Managers Admitted Trump Was Not Impeached for His Words: Sen. Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that the House Democrats conducting the impeachment of former President Donald Trump were not able to prove that he incited the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Paul, in response to a Fox News interviewer asking him what he would recommend to Trump’s defense lawyers, said he “would…


Biden Says He’s Not Telling Republican Senators to Convict Trump

President Joe Biden on Friday said he’s not speaking with Republican senators on the upcoming vote in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, though he hinted on how he hopes they’ll vote. “I’m just anxious to see what my Republican friends do,” Biden told reporters outside the White House. “If they stand up.” Biden said…


LIVE: Trump Team Delivers Defense—Impeachment Trial Day 4


Trump ‘Plans to Stay in the Arena,’ Says Former White House Chief of Staff

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows revealed new insights into former President Donald Trump’s political plans, coming as the Senate holds its ongoing impeachment trial to convict him. “America and the 75 million voters are not done with Donald Trump and all he did for the country,” Meadows told Sebastian Gorka, a former White…


Most Republicans Not Convinced as House Democrats Wrap Up Arguments Against Trump

House impeachment managers ended their arguments for convicting former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection on Thursday, but most Republican senators remain unconvinced and Trump will likely be acquitted soon. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the lead manager, told senators that they could vote to convict even if they believed Trump did…


If ‘Fight Like Hell’ Constitutes Incitement, Every Political Candidate in America Is Guilty: Sen. Cruz

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on the third day of the impeachment trial criticized House managers for failing to show how former President Donald Trump “incited” the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Cruz said that while the House managers’ presentation was “designed to be emotional and powerful,” it only makes the case that a…


Video: Democrats May Try 14th Amendment to Disqualify Trump With Simple Majority—Rick Green on Impeachment

What does the U.S. Constitution have to say about the current impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate? What does historical precedent say? In this episode, we sit down with constitutional attorney Rick Green, a former Texas state representative and co-founder of the Patriot Academy. It’s unlikely that the impeachment managers will persuade sixty-seven senators to…


Democrats Have Failed to Tie Capitol Breach to Trump, Says Defense Attorney David Schoen

David Schoen, former President Donald Trump’s defense attorney, told reporters on Thursday that the Democrats, while “making a movie,” have failed to tie the Capitol breach to Trump. “I think they’re making a movie,” Schoen said. “You know, they haven’t in any way tied it to Donald Trump.” “And I think it’s offensive. Quite frankly, it’s…


House Democrats Wrap Up Impeachment Argument, Say Trump Should Be Convicted

House Democratic impeachment managers wrapped up two days of arguments on Thursday, making the final case that former President Donald Trump should be convicted in his impeachment trial. “We humbly, humbly, ask you to convict President Trump for the crime for which he is overwhelmingly guilty of. Because if you don’t, if we pretend this…


Trump’s Impeachment Legal Defense to Wrap Up Its Case Friday: Adviser

Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys will conclude their arguments for why the former president shouldn’t be convicted in an impeachment trial on Friday, according to one of his senior advisers. “We will finish up our presentation tomorrow,” Feb. 12, said adviser Jason Miller on Twitter, responding to a CNN article that claims it would wrap up…