Democrats Give Trump a Deadline for Deciding if He Wants to Defend Himself During Impeachment
Joe Raedle/Getty The White House has one week to decide to decide if it will participate in the impeachment inquiry hearings. In a Friday letter, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, informed Donald Trump that the committee will be considering obstruction of justice charges against the president, and that he…
How a Conservative Supreme Court Justice Influenced the Ways We Talk About Quid Pro Quo
Jim Lo Scalzo / ZUMA Welcome back to the Mother Jones impeachment blog, where I talk at length about the phrase “quid pro quo” despite my inability to say it aloud without slurring the “quo.” Last time, we wondered how the hell the phrase “quid pro quo” became the litmus test for impeaching President Donald Trump. A…
Democrats Announce Next Round of Impeachment Hearings
Patrick Semansky/AP The House Judiciary Committee has set the date for its first impeachment hearing, scheduled to take place on December 4. The chair of the committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), sent Donald Trump a letter on Tuesday informing the president of his rights in the impeachment process and inviting him to attend the hearing.…
GOP Senator Says Trump’s Deranged Crowdstrike Conspiracy Theory Might Be Correct
Donald Trump with then-Senate candidate John Kennedy (R-La.) in December 2016Andrew Harnik/AP An influential Republican senator on Sunday leant credence to President Donald Trump’s deranged “Crowdsrike” conspiracy theory—the debunked notion that the Democratic National Committee, with help from Ukraine, fabricated the 2016 Russian hacking operation. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) claimed during a Fox News Sunday…
Schiff: John Bolton Must “Show the Courage That Dr. Hill Did”
During her opening statement in Thursday’s impeachment hearing, Fiona Hill, the former top White House adviser on Russia, said that she believed individuals who possess valuable information related to the Ukraine scandal have a “moral obligation” to come forward. For many, the line was taken as a subtle jab at the various Trump administration officials…
The Case for Impeachment, According to Adam Schiff
Shawn Thew/Zuma Throughout the last week, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff has used his position to lay out a powerful argument for impeaching President Trump for withholding military aid from Ukraine in exchange for investigations into the Bidens. His closing statements for each of the public hearings clearly outline evidence against Trump and carefully dismantle…