A Christian Magazine Called for Trump’s Removal. Top Evangelicals Say It’s A Liberal Plot.
Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump made history this week when the House voted to impeach him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making him the third president in US history to be impeached. The president still has fervent support from Republicans and high-profile conservatives, but this week he has taken a…
Rep. Jeff Van Drew Just Switched to the Republican Party and Pledged His “Undying Support” for Trump
Evan Vucci/AP Following days of reports that Rep. Jeff Van Drew was considering switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, the New Jersey congressman officially announced that he was switching parties on Thursday at a press conference with President Donald Trump. Van Drew, one of just three Democrats who voted against one or both…
The House Just Voted to Impeach Donald Trump
Mother Jones illustration; Getty For the third time in United States history, the House of Representatives has voted to impeach the president. In a vote that fell largely along party lines, 229 Democrats and one independent voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power, while 195 House Republicans and two Democrats voted against…
The Inevitability of Donald Trump’s Impeachment
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP; Michael A. McCoy/ZUMA; Getty On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted, on a largely partisan basis, to impeach Donald Trump—only the third time a US president been indicted in this fashion. And as significant and historic as this action was, there was nothing shocking about it. That is different from…
Trump Praises Pelosi and Calls For Bush’s Impeachment in This Must-Watch Clip From 2008
Dennis Van Tine/ZUMA This vintage clip of Donald Trump in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer is a doozy: In it, Trump calls Nancy Pelosi “impressive,” defends former President Bill Clinton, and says the impeachment of former President George W. Bush “would have been a wonderful thing.” Blitzer resurfaced the clip on his Twitter account…
Adam Schiff Lays Out the Case for Impeachment in Under 15 Minutes
In less than 15 minutes, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), laid out the case for impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump “tried to cheat,” said Schiff during today’s floor debate on impeachment. And if it weren’t for “the courage” of a whistleblower, “he would have gotten away with it.” Schiff, the chair of the House…