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Impeachment news roundup: Jan. 27
1:17 p.m. | Stay the course: Trump’s counsel does not seem to have altered its defense strategy after the reporting on Bolton’s manuscript.
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1:17 p.m. | Stay the course: Trump’s counsel does not seem to have altered its defense strategy after the reporting on Bolton’s manuscript.
[jwp-video n=”1″] It was the sixth full day in the chamber for the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history, and the 100 senators dealt with a new crop of Senate pages and showed
[jwp-video n=”1″] Since then, the few Republicans who have spoken out about Bolton, including Trump himself, are questioning his reliability and, increasingly, his motives.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Here’s the latest on impeachment: 4:30 p.m. | Risky Bidens: In a scrum with reporters, Sens.
1:10 p.m.: “Rock solid”: Members of the House Republican defense team called Trump’s impeachment defense “rock solid” in advance of Democrats continuing to present their case against
Schiff is public enemy No. 1.
[jwp-video n=”1″] During the dinner break, Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Idaho Republican Jim Risch got a special delivery at his desk during a brief recess.
The change means the trial days, which start at 1 p.m., will likely now conclude around 9 p.m. and could extend the trial by two days.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Something big Inside the chamber, there were physical differences that evoked the feeling of a momentous event during the proceedings, which stretched into the night.
— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) January 17, 2020var rcrdTwitter = 1; (3of 3) He is participating in this impeachment trial to defend the integrity of the Constitution and
[jwp-video n=”1″] But in a contentious 2011 ruling, U.S. District Judge George B.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The last impeachment trial focused on the comparatively straightforward question of whether Clinton should be removed from office for lying under oath about sexual relations
[jwp-video n=”1″] Before the House vote, Pelosi spoke on the House floor warning against an outright dismissal of the case and said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is afraid
[jwp-video n=”1″] Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House issued five subpoenas and made 71 requests and got none of the information.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The de-escalation came at a time it is unclear of the status of various congressional attempts to more clearly delineate the legislative branch’s role in a conflict with Iran
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2020var rcrdTwitter = 1; “This could be the most significant foreign leader that the United States has ever assassinated.” Connecticut Democratic Sen.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Impeachment stalemate Both Schumer and McConnell pivoted quickly to impeachment, where little to no progress seems to have been made since the Senate departed for the holiday
[jwp-video n=”1″] The president, senior White House aides and outside surrogates for weeks have been gearing up for a Senate trial after concluding House Democrats would, as they did Wednesday