Chuck Cooper, one of the biggest Republican lawyers in Washington, rejected on Sunday GOP senators’ claim outlined in Sen. Rand Paul’s resolution (R-KY) that holding an impeachment trial for ex-President Donald Trump is unconstitutional because he is no longer in office.
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From TPM Reader CC …
One of the things it would be hard for you to grasp totally is the extent to which Trump’s omnipresence was not just limited to the U.S. It was felt around the world and here in Australia he was covered and became part of everyday conversation so much more than Obama (except for Obama’s “honeymoon” period). Now he is gone and the coverage of US politics has really dialed back because it is so much more normal than it was. I think if it was not for COVID19 and how bad it is in America (particularly relative to here) the coverage would be virtually non-existent. So our de-trumping story is like a withdrawal from more than just Trump. It will be interesting to see what coverage of the impeachment trial will be but for the moment I don’t think I am the only Australian grateful to be able to ignore you again for a while.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has reportedly been pushing back against Democratic House impeachment managers’ call to have witnesses testify at ex-President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, which is set to begin on Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) launched his 2022 Senate campaign to fill outgoing Sen. Pat Toomey’s (R-PA) seat on Monday morning.
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Several Republican senators on Sunday framed former President Trump’s second impeachment trial as an unconstitutional partisan attack from Democrats two days before the trial is scheduled to begin. Continue reading “GOP Senators Paint Trump Impeachment As A Partisan Attack Days Before Trial”
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Sunday excoriated House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for taking no disciplinary action against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for her recently resurfaced conspiracy-ridden remarks that led to the House voting to strip the Republican lawmaker of her committee assignments. Continue reading “Schiff Jabs McCarthy: ‘Stands For Nothing’ After Failing To Punish Greene”
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Sunday said that her state Republican Party was “mistaken” in its motion to censure her over her vote to impeach former President Trump and denied plans to resign amid backlash from Trump loyalists. Continue reading “Cheney: WY GOP ‘Mistaken’ To Censure Me After Trump Impeachment Vote”
President Biden advised against former President Trump receiving intelligence briefings and signaled willingness to negotiate on targeted COVID-19 relief checks in a preview of his interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” set to air Sunday. Continue reading “Biden Is Against Trump Intel Briefings, Willing To Negotiate COVID Relief Checks”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Saturday said that the Senate will grant a request from one of former President Trump’s attorneys to hit pause on the impeachment trial during the Jewish Sabbath. Continue reading “Schumer Grants Trump Lawyer Request To Pause Impeachment Trial During Sabbath”
Committee leaders of the Wyoming Republican Party voted by a wide margin on Saturday to censure Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting a riot on the U.S. Capitol last month, according to multiple reports.
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