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The Real Reason Democrats Are Threatening Noem Impeachment, One Member Says
Americans should not be surprised by the House Democrat leader’s threat to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, says the chair of the House border security subcommittee. “If you remember, just two years ago, Republicans conducted a very thorough investigation, and we impeached [Homeland Security] Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failure to perform his duties,” Rep….Virginia Allen -
Cuomo Ducked Impeachment, but These Governors Didn’t
Andrew Cuomo left the New York governor’s mansion in disgrace this week after multiple controversies, including his poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as credible allegations that he sexually harassed 11 female state employees. Cuomo, who was in his third term, resigned before facing near-certain impeachment in the New York State Assembly and…Jarrett Stepman -
‘He’s a Serial Sexual Predator’: Majority in New York State Assembly Support Impeachment If Cuomo Doesn’t Resign
A majority in the New York State Assembly is in favor of impeaching Gov. Andrew Cuomo if he refuses to resign in the wake of the attorney general’s report concluding he sexually harassed at least 11 women, according to The Associated Press. Of the 150 Assembly members, 86 have expressed support for beginning the impeachment…Sebastian Hughes -
4 Factors to Watch in Cuomo Impeachment Probe
The Democrat-controlled New York State Assembly appears poised to move forward with impeachment proceedings against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, after a scathing report from the state Attorney General’s Office concluded that he sexually harassed at least 11 women in the state workforce. “The independent investigation found that Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women,…Fred Lucas -
‘People’s Alternative to Impeachment’: 4 Things to Know About Recalling Governors
Angry Californians, fed up with some of the governor’s policies, started a petition to recall him, knowing that the incumbent had two more years in office until going before voters again. The 1968 push to recall Gov. Ronald Reagan fell on the ash heap of history, however. The effort failed to collect enough valid signatures…Fred Lucas -
Will Presidential Impeachment Become New Normal?
When the House impeached Donald Trump in late 2019 on ambiguous charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, many legal experts expressed concern about normalizing impeachment—previously a very rare procedure. “Abuse of Power: Inside the Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump,” my 2020 book, outlines how Trump was the first president impeached on…Fred Lucas -
7 Highlights From Trump Team’s Defense in Impeachment Trial
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump gave a significantly shorter presentation Friday in his defense than the Democrats’ House impeachment managers did the previous two days in acting as prosecutors. Day Four of Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial began around noon and Trump’s legal team yielded the balance of its 16 hours of allotted time…Fred Lucas -
Trump Impeachment Trial Just a Stage for Political Posturing
If the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump were a play it would close after one performance. The plot is known, the outcome is certain, and the drama is contrived. If it were a film, it might be called “Fifty Angry Senate Democrats” (apologies to “12 Angry Men”), or the 2003 film with a title…Cal Thomas -
4 Major Arguments in Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed dueling legal briefs Monday in a clash with prosecuting Democrats over the First Amendment, due process, and something the nation’s sixth president said as Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial formally began. The Senate will try Trump on the House’s single charge of “incitement to insurrection,” blaming Trump’s Jan….Fred Lucas -
If Biden Really Wants ‘Unity,’ He Will Call Off Kangaroo Court Impeachment Trial
In his inauguration speech Jan. 20, President Joe Biden invoked Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address—and a nation, now as then, deeply divided. “To overcome these challenges—to restore the soul and to secure the future of America—requires more than words,” Biden solemnly intoned. “It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: unity. Unity.” The repetition presumably was for emphasis. “Today, on this…Peter Parisi -
Trump Lawyers Counter Democrats With These 4 Impeachment Arguments
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have fired back against House Democrats’ charge that he incited an insurrection. Two Trump lawyers, David Schoen and Bruce Castor, filed a 14-page counterbrief Tuesday, the same day Democrats’ impeachment managers made an 80-page filing. The Trump brief denies that calling for supporters to “fight” is inciting a riot. It…Fred Lucas -
Democrats’ 4 Top Arguments for Trump Impeachment Trial
House Democrats prosecuting former President Donald Trump released a memorandum Tuesday laying out key points against Trump, the first president to face an impeachment trial in the Senate after leaving office. The House impeached Trump for the second time seven days before the end of his four-year term, accusing him of “incitement to insurrection” before…Fred Lucas -
Impeachment Follies: Why the Senate Cannot Try Trump
A majority of the Senate last week decided that it can lawfully begin a trial on the House-approved article of impeachment, even though former President Donald Trump no longer holds federal office. The majority is wrong. Princeton political science professor Keith Whittington argued in a Jan. 22 Wall Street Journal opinion essay that the Senate…Paul J. Larkin -
4 Ways Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Will Be Different From His First
The sequel to Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will begin about one year after the Senate voted to acquit him the first time. House impeachment managers delivered an article of impeachment Monday to the Senate, where Trump’s second trial is set to begin Feb. 8. Senators on Tuesday took an oath to be impartial, as they…Fred Lucas -
Here’s What Might Happen If Senate Opts to Hold 2nd Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president to be impeached a second time. The House voted 232 to 197 to impeach the president, with 10 Republican members joining all of the Democrats. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration is less than a week away, which doesn’t give the Senate enough time to hold a trial…Virginia Allen -
What You Need to Know About Democrats’ 9 Impeachment Managers
One is battling a scandal about his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. Two pushed for removing President Donald Trump during his first year in office. One built a reputation for trolling Trump, while another is the son of a lawyer for the Mafia. The sequel to last year’s Trump impeachment trial will feature a…Fred Lucas -
Could Trump Face Impeachment Trial After Leaving Office? 7 Things to Know
Democrats want to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, but they’ll have to hurry—even to get a simple majority vote in the House of Representatives. The goal of a second impeachment would be to disqualify Trump from holding office again. Or, more to the point, prevent him from running for president in 2024. …Fred Lucas -
Schumer Calls for Trump’s Ouster by Impeachment or 25th Amendment
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday called for President Donald Trump to “immediately” be removed from office, either through invoking the 25th Amendment or through impeachment. “What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer,”…Chuck Ross -
Rep. Ilhan Omar to Introduce Articles of Impeachment Following Mob Violence at Capitol
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced she was drawing up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday. “Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate,” Omar said. “We can’t allow him to remain…Andrew Kerr -
How America’s Culture Wars Erupted Into Presidential Impeachments
Last year’s impeachment of President Donald Trump was an aberration from past historical impeachments in one major respect, but it fit perfectly in another respect. Unlike the Trump impeachment, the previous two presidential impeachments and one near-impeachment involved allegations of actual crimes. However, what all impeachments had in common is they occurred when the United…Fred Lucas