Tag: impeachment

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Feb. 10)

Lawmakers are reacting to the first day of the impeachment trial. Which side made a better case—House Impeachment managers or Trump’s lawyers? And a Facebook oversight member joins Biden’s DOJ. Is there a revolving door between the tech giant and Democrat administrations?


Trump Lawyer Says Legal Team Will Be ‘Well Prepared’ in Rest of Impeachment Trial

The legal team representing former President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial will be “well prepared” as the trial moves forward, one of Trump’s lawyers said late Tuesday. Attorney Bruce Castor, “who did the opening today had his law firm there,” lawyer David Schoen said. “They seem to be very capable people, I’m sure….


Trump Jr.: Impeachment Push Is a Waste of Time and Reflects a Double Standard

Donald Trump Jr. said in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday that the push to impeach former President Donald Trump is both a waste of time and a partisan effort that reflects a double standard. Trump Jr. said that the urgency of the pandemic suggests other legislative priorities should take precedence over…


Video: Live Q&A: Impeachment Moves to Trial; Trump Offered National Guard Protection for DC on Jan 6

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump will be allowed to move forward, after a decision by the Senate on February 9. And in other news, it has now been revealed that Trump had offered 10,000 National Guards troops as security for the January 6 protests. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll…


Trump Attorney David Schoen Says Impeachment Trial Will ‘Tear This Country in Half’

Former President Donald Trump attorney David Schoen warned senators on Tuesday that allowing the impeachment trial to go ahead could “tear the country apart.” Schoen, who is defending the former president in the trial, made the remarks as part of his opening statement urging the Senate to dismiss the article of impeachment against Trump. On…


Trial Authorization Vote Signals That Senate Will Acquit Trump

Forty-four Republicans voted against proceeding with the trial against former President Donald Trump, the clearest signal yet that the Senate will ultimately acquit the president of the impeachment charge against him for a second time. Three Republican senators signaled on Tuesday that the vote is a barometer for how many senators will vote to acquit the…


Exclusive: Victor Davis Hanson on Impeachment and the ‘Cancer’ of Woke Ideology

Tonight, we sit down with classicist and historian Victor Davis Hanson to discuss the rise of critical social justice and woke ideology, growing limits on freedom of speech, and his take on the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. “It’s like a public-shaming like the Communist Party used to make people wear dunce…


Leahy Vows to Conduct Senate Impeachment Trial With ‘Fairness to All’

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who serves as president pro tempore and is presiding over the impeachment trial, said on Tuesday he would conduct the proceedings “with fairness to all.” “My intention and solemn obligation is to conduct this trial with fairness to all,” Leahy wrote in a letter (pdf) addressed to his colleagues. “I will adhere, as…


Deep Dive (Feb. 9): Sen. Lindsey Graham on Impeachment: ‘Open Up Pandora’s Box’

Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial starts Wednesday. His defense team is urging the Senate to dismiss the case, calling it a brazen “political act.” We look at what each side is arguing: from the article of impeachment to the 78-page brief from Trump’s defense lawyers. A rising number of criminal complaints that the Jan….


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Feb. 9)

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to authorize the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 1 p.m. A new proposal means Americans could get up to $3,600 a year for each of their children. And a Texas state senator teams up with Gov. Greg Abbott to fight Big Tech…