Rand Paul Drops NUKE on Dems’ Plans for Second Impeachment
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Forty-five Republicans vote against proceeding with Senate impeachment trial
Only five GOP senators voted against move to declare impeachment unconstitutional. Senators were sworn in as jurors to President Trump’s impeachment trial Tuesday as the Senate voted 55-45 to end debate on Sen. Rand Paul’s point of order arguing that the impeachment trial is unconstitutional now that Trump is out of office. Five GOP senators voted not to dismiss the…
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Democrats showing ‘shockingly bad judgment’ with Trump impeachment focus: Cornyn
‘It seems very much counterproductive,’ Texas senator says. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, admonished Democrats against pursuing another impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump, saying Monday it shows “shockingly bad judgment.” In an interview on “America Reports,” Cornyn admonished President Biden to not squander the “precious first few days of a new administration” by expending his party’s…
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Roberts doesn’t want to preside over Trump’s second impeachment trial: Schumer
There have been rumblings that Roberts would bow out before the Senate trial. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is not interested in presiding over another Senate impeachment trial against former President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in an interview Monday night. There have been rumblings that Roberts would bow out before the Senate trial, which would make way for Sen….
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House Democrats introduce Trump impeachment resolution claiming president incited ‘insurrection’
The article states Trump’s conduct ‘followed his prior efforts to subvert and obstruct the certification of the 2020 Presidential election’ House Democrats introduced an impeachment resolution against President Trump on Monday for incitement of an “insurrection,” just days after the Capitol riot, saying he warrants impeachment, trial, and “removal from office.” Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu,…
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House Democrats’ quick 25th Amendment push urging Pence to remove Trump blocked by Republicans
Democrats said they would introduce an article of impeachment against Trump Monday. House Republicans blocked quick consideration of a bill calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office amid fallout from last week’s Capitol riot. Democrats asked for consideration of a bill calling on Pence to mobilize the 25th Amendment,…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 21 February 2020
Greetings from Tyler, It took a couple weeks, but we’ve got a BRAND NEW scandal! How did they ever come up with this one? The creativity is just astounding. Are you ready? RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA! You’ll never believe it, but it’s all happening. That’s right. Russia is already in the process of stealing the next…
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House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again
The comment came in a filing with federal court that argues Democrats still need testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. Former White House counsel Don McGahn. | Alex Wong/Getty Images The House is open to the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump a second time, lawyers for the Judiciary Committee said Monday. House…
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Weekly Update from Mark Armstrong – 7 February 2020
February 7, 2020 Weekly Update Greetings from Tyler, This has been a week that history will remember, for several reasons. A plague of large locusts is consuming the nations of North East Africa. But that’s not the big story. The incurable and deadly coronavirus has escaped Wuhan, China and is threatening to become a worldwide…
