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January 11, 2021

Michael Goodwin: Biden on Trump impeachment – here's what president-elect can do to pass first major test

One of President Trump’s biggest flaws is not knowing when to stop, as his speech before the Capitol invasion demonstrated. But while he thankfully saved his worst mistake for last, Democrats are exhibiting the same flaw at the very start of their term. 

January 11, 2021

Eliminating Trump from being elected again one motivator in impeachment push, Pelosi says

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday night that one of the motivating factors for some in the new effort to impeach President Trump and remove him from office is to eliminate any chance that he has of being elected president in four years.

January 10, 2021

Rep. Gaetz: Trump has no intention of resigning after Capitol riot, will 'not leave the public stage at all'

"President Trump continues to be the most powerful, the most influential Republican on the planet Earth," Gaetz said. "It's my expectation that while he'll be leaving the White House in several days when his term is lawfully complete, he will continue to weigh in on matters that are important to the tens of millions of Americans who voted for him, who believe that this election process that we went through in 2020 still deserves more scrutiny and who expect that there will still be a constituency of people fighting for the America first agenda."

January 10, 2021

'Congress is obligated' to impeach Trump after Capitol riot: Rep. Cicilline

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., who is one of the representatives taking the lead on an impeachment resolution targeting President Trump's alleged efforts to incite the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, argued on Sunday that Congress is “obligated” to impeach the president.

January 10, 2021

Rep. Van Drew calls on Biden to oppose Trump impeachment: 'Let's try to come together'

Democrats are pushing to remove President Trump from office after Wednesday’s riots on Capitol Hill but Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., is urging President-elect Joe Biden to oppose impeachment, saying it would divide the country.

January 10, 2021

Dershowitz calls Trump impeachment a 'loaded weapon' that would be 'so dangerous to the Constitution'

Harvard Law professor emeritus and constitutional law scholar Alan Dershowitz said that while he does not believe it would result in a Senate trial, impeaching President Trump over what he said in an address prior to protesters storming the Capitol building on Wednesday would provide a "loaded weapon" to both parties to use at their will in the future.

January 10, 2021

Trump speech before Capitol riot not enough for impeachment charges: Turley

Democrats are moving to remove President Trump from office after Wednesday's U.S. Capitol riot, but George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said he doesn’t believe Trump committed an impeachable offense.

January 10, 2021

Clyburn says Trump impeachment vote 'will happen this week' as 195 lawmakers cosponsor articles

House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said Sunday that the article of impeachment against President Trump that was drafted will go to a vote this week, while Trump's former Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that unlike last year's impeachment, Republicans may be on board this time.

January 10, 2021

Andrew McCarthy: Trump has committed an impeachable offense

I took a beating on Twitter Thursday night for making what I thought was a commonsense observation that President Trump should be negotiating favorable terms for resignation “if there are 20 GOP senators who’d vote to impeach.”

January 10, 2021

Roy Blunt balks at attempt to impeach Trump again: ‘Not going to happen’

Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Friday balked at the idea of a second impeachment of President Trump.