Lamar Alexander, Who Had Suggested He Might Vote for Witnesses, Just Caved to Trump
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma After two days of questions concluded in the Senate impeachment trial late Thursday night, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced that he would vote against having witnesses appear before the Senate in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. In the lead-up to Friday’s pivotal vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has urged…
Dershowitz Just Tried To Clarify His Bonkers Statement. His Explanation Was Equally Insane.
Like many people who randomly challenge people to debate them, the President’s attorney Alan Dershowitz is now yelling that he didn’t say something that he did say. Dershowitz said on the Senate floor on Wednesday that it is not corrupt or impeachable for a President to commit a quid pro quo if he’s doing it to get re-elected…
Trump’s Lawyers Threatened to Blow Up the Impeachment Trial. Watch Adam Schiff’s Response.
Senate Television/AP In the second week of the Senate’s impeachment trial, John Bolton, the president’s former national security adviser, has dominated much of the discourse—both in and out of the Senate chambers. The House impeachment managers, led by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), want to hear his testimony, especially in the wake of a bombshell New York…
Alan Dershowitz’s “Maladministration” Argument Makes No Sense
J. Scott Applewhite/AP During a heated question-and-answer session on Wednesday, Alan Dershowitz, a member of the president’s legal team in the impeachment trial, continued to argue that even if Trump’s decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine last summer qualified as an “abuse of power,” as such, it does not qualify as an impeachable offense. Instead, he…
Mitt Romney Has Some Interesting Impeachment Questions
Alex Wong/Getty As the Senate began the question-and-answer portion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) revealed what he wanted to ask: The questions I have submitted for the Q&A period of the Impeachment Trial: pic.twitter.com/JTHlKJfcNN — Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) January 29, 2020 Unlike most of his Republican colleagues, Romney…
Trump Praises Pompeo for Cursing Out Female Reporter: “You Did a Good Job on Her”
Gripas Yuri/ZUMA Halfway into his remarks at the White House unveiling the administration’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan, President Donald Trump on Tuesday found a moment to lavish praise on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who in recent days has been accused of bullying a female NPR reporter. “That’s impressive Mike,” Trump said. “That reporter…