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Rep. Omar Says She Is Drafting New Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump

6:33pm January 06, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"We can't allow him to remain in office, it's a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath," wrote the Minnesota Democrat, as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Florida Rep. Val Demings compares the impeachment saga to police work. As a former cop, she says police will make arrests to stop a threat — regardless of how a court will rule later.

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Val Demings Says House Impeachment Managers 'Made Our Case'

6:50pm February 08, 2020

Democratic Rep. Val Demings of Florida was one of the House impeachment managers in the Senate impeachment trial. She says Trump's impeachment was "totally worth it" despite the Senate's acquittal.

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President Clinton gave his 1999 State of the Union address during his impeachment trial, just as President Trump will on Tuesday.

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Trump Delivers State Of The Union As Impeachment Vote Looms. So Did Clinton

6:43am February 04, 2020

by Tamara Keith

The State of the Union gets massive television ratings. This year, President Trump will deliver it a day before senators vote on whether to remove him from office.

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North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr with Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler. "He caught my attention because he wasn't wearing socks. And he has very expensive loafers, or they seem that way. And so I did a sketch of him. And the next day, he had it as his pr

Sketch Artist Captures 'Something Unusual' At Senate Trial

12:15pm January 25, 2020

Art Lien, a courtroom artist who normally covers the Supreme Court, has been sketching the Senate proceedings. "I'm looking for color," he says — such as sleeping senators and fidget spinners.

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Alan Dershowitz told NPR on Friday he would make constitutional arguments for President Trump at his Senate impeachment trial.

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Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Draws Line On His Role In Trump Impeachment Defense

7:51pm January 17, 2020

by Roberta Rampton

The Harvard law professor told NPR he will present constitutional arguments during the Senate trial — but will not be involved in other strategic decisions.

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Ken Starr, former independent counsel who investigated the Clintons, is one of several new lawyers on President Trump's impeachment defense team.

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Starr, Dershowitz, Ray: Trump Leans On High-Wattage Lawyers For Impeachment

2:17pm January 17, 2020

A group of attorneys who are as comfortable in front of the television cameras as they are in courtrooms will join Trump's impeachment defense team.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has abandoned attempts to reach an agreement with Democratic leadership.

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McConnell Will Move Ahead With Impeachment Trial Rules Without Democrats' Support

6:07pm January 07, 2020

by Kelsey Snell

The Senate majority leader says he has the votes to press ahead and won't seek a deal with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who demanded witness testimony and rules for evidence.

White House counsel Pat Cipollone typically works behind the scenes. That's about to change when he takes a central role in President Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

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Trump Impeachment Trial Turns Spotlight On White House Lawyer Cipollone

6:54pm December 23, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump often surrounds himself with lawyers he sees as being good on TV. But the key attorney for Trump's Senate impeachment trial is better known for working behind the scenes.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laughed Monday when asked about Democrats' decision to delay sending articles of impeachment to his chamber. The tension comes amid debate over whether the trial will include witnesses.

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Ukraine Emails Fuel Democrats' Call For Impeachment Trial Witnesses

4:42pm December 23, 2019

by Miles Parks

Democrats say heavily redacted emails published by the Center for Public Integrity show there is more to uncover about military aid that was withheld from Ukraine.

"It became pretty clear pretty quickly, unambiguously that the president had misused his office for personal political gain" from evidence presented in impeachment proceedings against President Trump, says Christianity Today Editor-in-Chief Mark Galli.

Calling Trump 'Morally Lost,' 'Christianity Today' Editor Calls For His Removal

2:32pm December 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Mark Galli compares the president to an abusive husband who "needs to be out of the house." Galli says he felt compelled to say "what's going on, what the facts on the ground are."

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