President Trump set to be acquitted in impeachment trial as senators vote against admitting new evidence
The majority of senators also voted against calling witnesses into the impeachment. On the evening of Friday 31 January, the US Senate voted 51-49 against calling new evidence or witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. According to BBC News, Democrats had hoped four swing Republicans would vote in favour of calling the witnesses, which would […]
6 years ago
Donald Trump has been impeached — but what happens next, and does it even matter?
Donald Trump has been impeached. But does it matter? After an impeachment inquiry that lasted just a matter of weeks and featured testimony from military personnel, key diplomats and State Department figures, the US House of Representatives has voted to impeach Donald Trump. In the end, Trump was charged with two “high crimes and misdemeanours”: […]
6 years ago
President Trump has compared the impeachment inquiry to “a lynching”
Despite the strong and vocal reaction online, Trump has not retracted his statement. “So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairness or any legal rights. All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here […]
6 years ago
Donald Trump appears to support idea that his impeachment will lead to “Civil War” fracture in America
The quote came during a barrage of tweets in the early hours of Monday morning. President Donald Trump posted 46 messages on Twitter as his weekend ended (so early in the morning for us over here), and in the midst of all those messages, he quoted Fox News contributor and megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress. “They know […]
7 years ago
Congress releases full whistleblower complaint against Trump
Donald Trump is facing impeachment proceedings over the complaint. In the United States, Congress has made public the whistleblower complaint that alleges Trump sought help from the Ukrainian government in his 2020 re-election bid. The complaint relates to a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. It appears that Trump used the call […]
7 years ago
Impeachment has finally come for Donald Trump – but what does that mean?
After 977 days in office, Donald Trump officially faces impeachment proceedings. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirmed that the House of Representatives would move ahead with an impeachment inquiry. Of Trump, she said: “The actions of the Trump presidency revealed dishonourable facts of the president’s betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal […]
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