Senate impeachment trial

Senate Blocks Motion To Call Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial By Vote Of 51-49

In a party-line vote of 51-49, GOP lawmakers dismissed a motion to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial on…

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Elizabeth Warren Forces Chief Justice John Roberts To Read Aloud Question About His Legitimacy

Chief Justice John Roberts was forced to read Sen. Elizabeth Warren's question about if not including witnesses would diminish the…

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski To Vote Against Calling Witnesses In Impeachment Trial

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the GOP swing vote on whether the Senate should call additional witnesses during President Donald Trump's…

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Alan Dershowitz Absent From Senate Floor After Strong Criticism Of Trump Defense Argument

President Donald Trump's star impeachment defense attorney, Alan Dershowitz, tried to clarify his arguments from Wednesday that anything a president…

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Sen. Lamar Alexander Will Vote Against Calling Witnesses, Tie Vote Possible

The odds of the Senate calling witnesses in its impeachment trial are diminishing, after Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) announced Thursday he…

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GOP Senators Say They Have Enough Votes To Block Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial

After the Q&A phase of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial wrapped up Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) revealed that he has…

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3 Democratic Senators Considering Acquitting Trump Of Impeachment Charges

Three Democratic senators are undecided if they should vote to convict or acquit President Donald Trump of the two charges…

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Alan Dershowitz Argues That President Can’t Be Impeached For Trying To Help Own Reelection

Alan Dershowitz, a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team, argued on Wednesday that a politician trying to win reelection…

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Mitch McConnell Says GOP Doesn’t Have Votes To Stop Witnesses In Trump Senate Impeachment Trial

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday night that Senate Republicans don’t have enough votes to block witnesses in…

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Trump Defense Lawyer Jane Raskin Calls Rudy Giuliani ‘A National Hero’ In Senate Trial

President Donald Trump's defense counsel defended Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer, a 15-minute speech about his role in the Ukraine…

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Trump’s Defense Team Says Obama Should Have Been Impeached During Senate Trial

President Donald Trump's defense team at his Senate impeachment trial spent Monday attacking former President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, even…

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Unreleased Book By John Bolton Details Trump’s Extensive Role In Ukraine Scandal

President Donald Trump told his former national security adviser John Bolton in August that he wanted to freeze $391 million…

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Trump’s Impeachment Defense Team Pretends That Bolton Revelations Didn’t Happen

President Donald Trump’s lawyers continue their defense in his impeachment trial on Monday, going into further detail of what they…

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Sen. Romney Says Bolton Book Excerpt Make Impeachment Trial Witnesses ‘Increasingly Likely’

After the news of John Bolton’s claims in an unreleased book that the president tied Ukraine aid to investigations, Senate…

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Leaves Senate Floor During Impeachment Trial ; Others Sleep, Use Fidgeting Spinners

As opening arguments from House impeachment managers have stretched over long hours into the night, senators have become increasingly restless…

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Joke About Rudy Giuliani Prompts Bipartisan Laughter During Senate Impeachment Trial

During the Senate impeachment trial, Republican and Democratic senators shared a laugh about the antics of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani.…

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Rep. Adam Schiff Argues Trump Must Be Removed From Office At Senate Impeachment Trial

Impeachment manager Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-New York) used comments that Trump defenders made during the Clinton impeachment trial as part…

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Trump Breaks Tweeting Record In 24-Hour Period: 142!

As the seven impeachment managers delivered their opening arguments in the Senate trial Wednesday, President Donald Trump set a new record for…

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House Democratic Impeachment Managers Claim Trump Tried To ‘Cheat’ In 2020 Election [Video]

The seven Democratic House impeachment managers began delivering formal arguments against President Donald Trump on the second day of the Senate trial…

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Watch: Chief Justice John Roberts Scolds Impeachment Managers And Trump Defense [Video]

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts admonished House impeachment managers and White House defense lawyers for their uncivil behavior during…

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