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House Impeachment Managers Say Trump's 'Incitement' Is Not Protected Speech

6:53pm February 10, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Rep. Jamie Raskin called former President Donald Trump the "inciter in chief" and rejected the defense's claim that his calls to overturn the election constitute free speech under the First Amendment.

Bruce Castor, a defense lawyer for former President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of Trump's second impeachment trial. Trump's legal team is arguing that the impeachment is politically motivated and must not move forward.

Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues

5:44pm February 09, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Former President Donald Trump's legal team also argued that the second impeachment trial should not move forward because he is no longer in office.

President Biden, meeting with business leaders about the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package on Tuesday, said he is not watching the Senate impeachment trial of his predecessor.

Politics & Government

As Trump Impeachment Trial Heats Up, Biden Steers Clear

4:19pm February 09, 2021

by Scott Detrow

President Biden continued his hands-off approach to the impeachment trial of his predecessor. Asked whether he would watch the trial, Biden said: "I am not."

Bruce Castor is a member of Former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team. He is seen in a 2015 photo in Norristown, Pa.

Meet Trump's Impeachment Defense Team

2:26pm February 09, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Trump's current legal team came together a little more than a week ago. It happened after the former president and his previous defense team mutually agreed to part ways late last month.

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. They gathered to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. A pro-Trump

Politics & Government

Timeline: What Trump Told Supporters For Months Before They Attacked

2:32pm February 08, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

The record shows at least eight months of incendiary statements from then-President Trump and others close to him leading up to the insurrection at the Capitol.

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President Biden pauses while speaking after signing an executive order related to manufacturing, at the White House on Monday. Biden is off to a fast start but is running into resistance in Congress.

Politics & Government

Despite Setting A New Tone, Biden Faces Tough Decision On Dealing With Congress

5:35pm January 30, 2021

by Mara Liasson

The president is pledging "unity," but the word means different things to different people. For him, it appears to be about tone, not necessarily direction.

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An engraved portrait of William Belknap, a secretary of war who was impeached in 1876 after he tearfully resigned.

Politics & Government

There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago

7:16am January 29, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Some Republicans are arguing that former President Donald Trump should not face a Senate impeachment trial because he's a private citizen. That was argued before — and rejected narrowly — in 1876.

Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 election.

National

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Permanently Suspended From Twitter

11:21am January 26, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Lindell, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 presidential election, including false claims of voter fraud.

Facebook's new Oversight Board will review its controversial decision to suspend former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

Facebook Asks Oversight Board Whether Trump's Account Should Be Restored Now

5:44pm January 21, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The social network referred its decision to revoke the former president's posting privileges to its Oversight Board, an independent panel of experts.

Steve Bannon leaves federal court on Aug. 20 after pleading not guilty to charges he defrauded donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall.

Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne In Final Clemency Flurry

11:37am January 20, 2021

Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close.