Tag Archives: Impeachment

It all felt terribly preordained. A Senate trial with next to no jeopardy – apart from a sudden jolt of it on the final day, when Democrats toyed with calling witnesses and the whole process looked like it could take weeks to conclude.

House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump for igniting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol say they will prove that the former president’s incitement occurred in three stages: Provoking his supporters, kick-starting the attack and sitting on his hands while the violence proliferated.

Donald Trump left Washington DC almost a week ago, but he continues to cast a long shadow over the Republican Party in Congress.

House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol.

The House will deliver its article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate on Monday, paving the way for the trial to start as soon as next week.

Newly-elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday said she plans on filing articles of impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden on his first full day in office next week.

The US House of Representatives is expected to hold a vote to impeach President Donald Trump over his role in last week’s storming of Congress.

Donald Trump has warned that efforts to impeach him are causing “tremendous anger” – but stressed he wants “no violence” in the run-up to Joe Biden’s inauguration.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she would push ahead with efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office during the final days of his administration after his supporters’ violent attack on the Capitol.

Democrats plan to start impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump on Monday, for inciting the invasion of the US Capitol.