Impeachment News
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6 Key Moments From the First Day of Public Impeachment Hearings
Who’s in charge of the Trump administration’s policy on Ukraine and the president’s focus on the business dealings there of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son were main topics of two veteran foreign service officers’ testimony Wednesday before the House committee pursuing impeachment. Offering sworn testimony as lead-off witnesses in House Democrats’ first public hearings on…Fred Lucas -
Impeachment Is the Left’s Sad Final Attempt to Beat Trump
If you are paying attention to the Washington circus that is the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s handling of the much maligned Ukraine call, this is what real collusion looks like: a media largely committed to advancing the goal of Democrats to severely damage or remove him from office, a series of at-first private…Cal Thomas -
4 Things to Expect as the Trump Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public
After a month of closed hearings, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is slated to hold public impeachment hearings Wednesday and Friday. The committee, under Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will hear testimony from three witnesses regarding President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Democrats seek to find out whether…Fred Lucas -
Democrats’ Unprecedented Approach to the Trump Impeachment
Much of the attention on House Resolution 660, adopted by House Democrats on Halloween to advance the impeach of President Donald Trump, has failed to note the significant differences with resolutions authorizing previous presidential impeachments. Two writers on the Lawfare blog, for example, claimed that HR 660 incorporates “a structure similar to what was in…Thomas Jipping -
This Impeachment Effort About Ideology, Not Constitution
Two American women of color. Two diametrically opposed views about America. This clash of worldviews helps us to understand that what is going on in our nation is not a legitimate impeachment process but an attempt to wipe out a sitting president for personal and ideological reasons. Rep. Rashida Tlaib was sworn in as a…Star Parker -
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4 Keys to Understanding a Trump Impeachment Trial in the Senate
The focus of impeachment is now on the Democrat-controlled House and President Donald Trump, but the Republican-controlled Senate and Chief Justice John Roberts almost certainly will clear space on their calendar soon. The House vote Thursday to formalize the impeachment inquiry against Trump is the first step in a process that likely will lead to…Fred Lucas -
Top House Conservative Derides ‘Secret’ Impeachment Proceedings
The chairman of the Republican Study Committee criticized the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, deriding them for being conducted “in secret.” “The problem right now is they’re doing this all in secret,” says Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., “They’re having these secret depositions and these top secret hearings in a basement somewhere.” “I’m on the…Rachel del Guidice -
These 2 House Democrats Voted ‘No’ on Impeachment Inquiry
Only two House Democrats voted “no” Thursday on a resolution formalizing an impeachment inquiry: Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota. The House voted to open an impeachment inquiry regarding President Donald Trump with 232 in favor and 196 against. Not a single House Republican voted yes. Van Drew warned that impeachment would…Mary Margaret Olohan -
Impeachment Push Bares Ugliness of Washington Establishment
In those monster movies so popular at Halloween, it usually takes a while for the killer to be revealed. But when he is, the terror he inspired among his targets often comes to a frightening conclusion for viewers. This analogy perfectly fits the impeachment scenario now playing out in Washington. The nation is beginning to…Cal Thomas -
In Trump Impeachment Probe, Democrats Refuse to Follow Nixon and Clinton Precedents
Why are House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats so against following historical practices in their impeachment inquiry regarding President Donald Trump? And why—with their resolution introduced Tuesday to continue their “ongoing investigation” of the president—don’t the Democrats want to provide Republican members with the ability to fully participate in the probe? What are the Democrats…Hans von Spakovsky -
Even Before Ukraine Uproar, 10 of 13 Democrats on Intel Panel Backed Trump Impeachment Probe
In July, Rep. Andre Carson, a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, voted for the then-most recent resolution calling for the ouster of President Donald Trump from office. “I think it represents a larger, more important conversation that we need to have about … what we’re willing to tolerate as a citizenry from…Fred Lucas -
Graham, McConnell Demand House Democrats Conduct Fair Impeachment Probe
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham introduced a resolution Thursday condemning the closed-door process of House Democrats’ impeachment investigation. Thirty-nine of the 52 other Senate Republicans joined him in calling the impeachment drive “illegitimate and dangerous.” “Every American should be disturbed by what is taking place in the House of Representatives regarding the attempt to impeach…Fred Lucas -
4 Big Indicators of What’s Next in Impeachment Process
As House Democrats’ impeachment probe moved forward Thursday, a star witness told Congress that “no quid pro quo” existed in the president’s dealings with Ukraine and the president’s chief of staff told reporters that politics typically play a role in foreign policy. Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union and one of those named…Fred Lucas -
The Left’s Real Impeachment Wish
Daniel Patrick Moynihan was an American public servant with characteristics all too rare today—integrity, intelligence, wisdom. Moynihan was a Democrat who would find a hard time being at home in today’s Democratic Party. He was a policy adviser in Democratic (Kennedy) and Republican (Nixon) administrations and went on to serve four terms as a Democratic…Star Parker -
Pelosi Hasn’t Really Started the Impeachment Process
Does an impeachment inquiry require a vote of the full House of Representatives? President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., maintain that it does. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., claims that it doesn’t. Pelosi is correct that the Constitution doesn’t explicitly require it. It simply gives the House the “sole Power of Impeachment.” But the gravity…Hans von Spakovsky -
The Unfairness of the Left’s Impeachment Push Against Trump
What would you do if you were prosecuted and the prosecutors never named the alleged crime? Or if they kept changing the rules by which they were prosecuting you? How about if the prosecutorial team suggested you be arrested and held in solitary confinement before they even stated the charge? In fact, what if they…Rep. Andy Biggs -
Why Impeachment Isn’t the Top Story in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Believe it or not, the ongoing impeachment drama in the United States wasn’t the biggest news story this week in Ukraine. Rather, Ukrainians are focused on news much closer to home—the prospect of rejuvenated peace talks with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine’s embattled eastern Donbas region that has lasted five and a…Nolan Peterson -
Why Impeachment Isn’t Merited
President Donald Trump is a bull in a china shop. He says inadvisable things to inadvisable people, mainly because he is inadvisable—literally no one can advise him. The vast majority of things Trump says are ignored or brushed off by those who understand the difference between bloviation and manipulation. Still, Trump’s constant stream of noise…Ben Shapiro -
The Whistleblower, Impeachment, and New York’s Orwellian Speech Policy
New York City is banning the term “illegal alien”—and what’s more, it says it’ll fine you up to a quarter-million dollars if you say it. Today, we’ll discuss that situation with Heritage Foundation legal expert Hans von Spakovsky. We’ll also have him weigh in on the latest impeachment news, and whether foreign leaders’ staying at…Daniel Davis