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Lindsey Graham: We Could Impeach Kamala Harris in 2022

Senator also reveals Trump's thoughts on acquittal

(Newser) - Lindsey Graham gave a wide-ranging interview on Fox News Sunday all about the impeachment trial, a day after it ended in acquittal for former President Trump. Some of the topics the South Carolina senator touched on:
  • Trump's reaction to the verdict: Trump "was grateful to his lawyers" and
...

Trump Celebrates, Saying He's Just Begun

Former president issues statement not mentioning the riot but hinting at his return

(Newser) - Former President Trump welcomed victory in his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday, suggesting he's not finished politically. "This has been yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country," Trump said in a statement. "No president has ever gone through anything...

Senate Acquits Trump of Inciting Insurrection
Senate Acquits Trump
on a 57-43 Vote
impeachment trial
Feb 13, 2021 3:03 PM CST

Senate Acquits Trump on a 57-43 Vote

Former president was charged with inciting insurrection

(Newser) - The Senate voted Saturday to acquit Donald Trump of inciting insurrection, ending the effort to hold the former president responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. Seven Republicans voted with Democrats to convict, the AP reports, providing the largest show of bipartisan support for conviction of any...

Report: Trump-McCarthy Call Showed Reticence on Rioters

GOP lawmakers detail 'shouting match' between ex-president, Kevin McCarthy during Capitol attack

(Newser) - "Tomorrow just got a lot more interesting." That was Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's take Friday night about former President Trump's impeachment trial on Saturday, which will be continuing in the wake of a new report of a Jan. 6 interaction between Trump and House Minority Leader...

Trump&#39;s Defense Begins
'The President Did Not
Cause the Riots'
updated
Feb 12, 2021 5:00 PM CST

'The President Did Not Cause the Riots'

Impeachment lawyers for former president wrap up their defense

(Newser) - Defense lawyers for former President Trump wrapped up their arguments in his impeachment trial Friday, making the case that Trump cannot be held responsible for the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Senators then had a question-and-answer session with lawyers from both sides, and they are now on track to...

Big Question in DC: How Will Mitch Vote?

Senate GOP leader expected to favor acquittal of Trump, but doubt lingers

(Newser) - What will Mitch do? That's one big topic of conversation regarding the upcoming vote on former President Trump's impeachment. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Trump for provoking the Capitol rioters and signaled his support for the trial now underway, notes the Washington Post . But whether he will...

Nikki Haley: We Shouldn't Have Listened to Trump

She changed stance after Capitol riot

(Newser) - Nikki Haley refused to criticize Donald Trump for months while he claimed the election had been stolen, but her stance shifted dramatically after the Capitol riot, according to a lengthy Politico profile published Friday. On the day after the Jan. 6 attack, Haley, who served as UN ambassador in...

Report: Trump Was Sicker With COVID Than We Knew

Officials thought he would have to be put on ventilator

(Newser) - When Donald Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19 in October, he was a lot sicker than officials were willing to disclose, the New York Times reports, citing "four people familiar with his condition." The sources say the then-president had blood oxygen levels in the 80s—well beyond the low-90s...

Trump &#39;Sent Them There,&#39; Says Lawmaker of Rioters
'I'm Afraid
He's Going
to Run Again
and Lose'
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Feb 11, 2021 3:45 PM CST

'I'm Afraid He's Going to Run Again and Lose'

Impeachment managers rest their case

(Newser) - The House impeachment managers wrapped up their case against former President Trump on Thursday, arguing that rioters who descended on the Capitol did so because they were obeying the president. One repeated sentiment from the day is expressed in this quote from Rep. Joe Neguse: “We humbly, humbly ask...

Biden: 'Minds May Be Changed' at Trump Trial

House impeachment managers begin their final day of arguments against Trump

(Newser) - The House impeachment managers making the case against former President Trump have begun wrapping up their final arguments Thursday. The general consensus in coverage is that Wednesday's presentation of videos and photos of the Jan. 6 riot, while compelling, hasn't changed the minds of enough Republican senators to...

Report: Group Wants to Flee 'Extremist' GOP, Form 3rd Party

Evan McMullin tells outlets about anti-Trump idea

(Newser) - Just how divided is the Republican Party? Divided enough that some 50 former Republican officials are on board to form a third US political party to serve as a counter to a GOP under the thumb of a wannabe autocrat, according to Reuters . The outlet cites "four people involved...

Amid Mounting Troubles, A Reprieve for Trump

Palm Beach council takes no action on the former president living at Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - Amid a second impeachment , potential criminal cases in two states , and a permanent Twitter ban , a reprieve of sorts for Donald Trump: The Palm Beach Town Council on Tuesday took no action on a bid by some neighbors concerned about property values to have the former president barred from living...

Twitter Says Trump Will Never Be Allowed Back

'When you're removed from the platform, you're removed from the platform'

(Newser) - President Trump was permanently banned from Twitter two days after the Capitol riot—and the company says permanent means permanent. Ned Segal, Twitter's chief financial officer, told CNBC's Squawk Box Wednesday that Trump won't be allowed to return even if he is elected president again. "The...

Now 2 States Are Pursuing Criminal Cases Against Trump

Georgia reportedly joins New York

(Newser) - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and others reportedly got a letter from Fulton County prosecutors on Wednesday that made clear the state has started a criminal investigation into former President Trump, sources tell the New York Times and NBC News . The letter from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis...

Palm Beach Debates Trump's Stay at Mar-a-Lago

Lawyer had told the town members of the private club wouldn't be allowed to live there

(Newser) - As the impeachment trial of former President Trump begins in Washington, a matter more important to his immediate future is being discussed some 990 miles to the south by the Palm Beach Town Council: whether he can continue living at Mar-a-Lago. Council members will hear their attorney's opinion on...

How Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Expected to Play Out

4 hours of debate on Tuesday set the stage for opening arguments on Wednesday

(Newser) - It's impeachment, take II . The Senate on Tuesday begins the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Barring surprises, the smart money points to a short trial, maybe lasting a week, that results in Trump's acquittal . Democrats (and a few Republicans) accuse Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol...

Screen Actors Guild Says Trump Can Never Rejoin

'An attack against one is an attack against all'

(Newser) - Donald Trump resigned from the Screen Actors Guild before the union could formally expel him—but if he ever wants to return, that door is now closed. The SAG-AFTRA national board passed a resolution Sunday "preemptively denying any potential re-admission applications by former member Donald J. Trump," USA ...

Trump Attorneys Dismiss Trial as &#39;Political Theater&#39;
Trump Lawyers: Impeachment
Trial Isn't About Justice
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Feb 8, 2021 10:30 AM CST

Trump Lawyers: Impeachment Trial Isn't About Justice

It's merely to allow Democrats to score political points, they argue in new brief

(Newser) - Former President Trump's second impeachment trial begins Tuesday, and his legal team elaborated on its strategy in a newly filed brief. Details:
  • "The Article of Impeachment presented by the House is unconstitutional for a variety of reasons, any of which alone would be grounds for immediate dismissal,"
...

Biden Makes Decision on Giving Trump Access to Intel Briefings

President says former leader's 'erratic behavior' means there's 'no need' for him to get sensitive info

(Newser) - Earlier this week, the White House was said to have been mulling whether to allow Donald Trump to have access to intelligence briefings, a courtesy typically extended to former presidents to keep them up to date in case their advice is sought in the future. President Biden has since announced...

Fox Business Just Dumped Its Highest-Rated Show: Dobbs

Network cancels Lou Dobbs' show same week that $2.7B Smartmatic lawsuit names him

(Newser) - Fox Business host Lou Dobbs was named this week in a $2.7 billion lawsuit filed by voting technology company Smartmatic, which accused Dobbs, other Fox anchors, and the parent company itself for helping to spread disinformation about the 2020 election, including the false claim that the election was "...

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