WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial enters a pivotal week on Monday as his lawyers resume their defense following a fresh report that could intensify pressure on Senate Republicans to call former national security adviser John Bolton…
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Factbox: The members of Trump’s impeachment defense team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels, Ken Starr and Robert Ray, will be among those defending President Donald Trump when they make their case to the U.S. Senate on Monday. FILE PHOTO: White House…
Democrats blast McConnell’s rules for Trump impeachment trial in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on Tuesday blasted the top Senate Republican’s proposed rules for U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, saying its failure to guarantee witnesses or that evidence gathered by investigators would be allowed into the record was tantamount…
Trump lawyer Cipollone a material witness in impeachment trial: Democrats
FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Pat Cipollone departs after meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats who will argue the case to remove President Donald Trump from…
Warren would ask for resignation of all of Trump’s political appointees
FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a campaign town hall meeting in Grimes, Iowa, U.S., January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on…
Trump to offer first detailed impeachment defense as pivotal week begins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After refusing to cooperate with the Democratic Party-led impeachment probe in the House of Representatives, President Donald Trump will on Monday offer his first comprehensive defense, before his trial begins in earnest in the Senate. FILE PHOTO:…
Factbox: As Trump goes on trial, a fight over witnesses remains unresolved
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump goes on trial in the U.S. Senate this week on charges he abused his office and obstructed Congress, with one of the most contentious questions still unresolved – should senators hear from witnesses? FILE…
Trump impeachment: What happens next?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Here is what to look out for next as the proceedings advance in U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for travel to…
Flap with Warren knocks Sanders’ strategy off course
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The best-laid plans of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders were upended this week – and his campaign is struggling to get back on track. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks…
Trump impeachment trial opens as watchdog faults White House on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine…