That so many Americans believe Biden and Trump are foreign-backed puppets is less testimony to the effectiveness of overseas scheming than to our own political culture.
Walter Duranty and The New York Times have blood on their hands in this historical re-enactment.
They’re not likely to succeed, but the real goal is to seize any money he makes.
"These people are vicious," Trump said.
While some Republicans conceded that the president acted inappropriately, they concluded that his conduct was not impeachable.
The Senate majority leader announced he will acquit President Trump.
Schiff, in a broad final plea, seemed to zero in on moderate Republicans who might toe the party line.
Starr urges senators to follow King's example and uphold "freedom and justice."
Impeachment managers in Trump's Senate trial have overplayed their hand by claiming that Ukrainians perished because he blocked aid from the country.
"If a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in an impeachment."
Republicans are setting a dangerous precedent they may come to regret the next time a Democrat occupies the White House.
"You must do what the Constitution compels you to do: reject these articles of impeachment, for the Constitution and for the American people," said White House counsel Pat Cipollone.
"Purely non-criminal conduct, including 'abuse of power' and 'obstruction of justice,' are outside the range of impeachable offenses," Dershowitz said.
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John Bolton's account of the Trump-ordered freeze on military aid to Ukraine highlights a contradiction at the heart of the president's defense.
It at least sends a message against future abuses of executive power.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia threw cold water on accusations that former Vice President Joe Biden acted improperly in Ukraine.
"President Trump corruptly abused the powers of the Presidency to solicit foreign interference in the upcoming presidential election for his personal political benefit," said Schiff.
Senators who take their constitutional responsibilities seriously would seek more evidence about Trump's motive for the aid freeze.
Republicans and Democrats sparred over which rules should stay and which should go.
The president’s lawyers argue that abuse of power is not impeachable unless it breaks the law.
President Donald Trump is still heading for an almost certain acquittal.
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He also implicated Vice President Mike Pence and Rep. Devin Nunes.
The Government Accountability Office says Trump's spending delay was illegal.
President Donald Trump's trial will likely begin next week.
The big question is whether Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will allow any witnesses at all.
His case now heads to the Senate, where he will almost certainly be acquitted.
The libertarian congressman announced on the House floor that he will vote in favor of impeachment.
Many of the president's beefs are frivolous, but he is right that impeachment has been rushed.
If I were Trump, I would not want to find out.
The motion passed along party lines.
The gaps in the record invite the public to dismiss impeachment as a purely partisan exercise.
While the president’s motives in seeking Ukrainian investigations are a matter of dispute, his actions are clear from the public record.
In assessing impeachment, we should keep in mind Trump's usurpation of Congress' power over federal spending. This is a serious violation of the Constitution, and focusing on it overcomes some standard objections to impeachment.
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Steve Castor and Daniel Goldman seem to disagree on most everything.
Nunes attacked those who wanted to restrain NSA’s snooping. Clearly he never considered whether his call records would be exposed.
The three witnesses for the Democrats said Trump clearly committed impeachable offenses, while the lone witness for the Republicans said he wasn't so sure.
"CNN is the mother of fake news," reads the introduction to Nunes' new lawsuit.
House Democrats say the president "endangered national security."
The minority report dismisses all witness testimony and maintains that Trump did nothing wrong.
Given Ukraine's dependence on Trump's good will, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's comments about quid pro quos should be viewed as aspirational rather than factual.
"The Trump administration has engaged in some pretty bad behavior. It's a little hard to defend it on the merits," says Keith Whittington.
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The allegations against Trump are more serious than the offenses that led to Bill Clinton's impeachment because they relate directly to his duties as president.
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