Trump Impeachment - Page 77

February 4, 2020

Schiff warns that Trump could sell Alaska to Russia if unchecked

Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager, warned on Monday that if President Trump's dealings with Ukraine are not impeachable offenses, then nothing would stand in his way from attempting bolder power grabs -- going so far to claim Trump could use Alaska as a bargaining chip with "the Russians" for support in 2020.

February 4, 2020

Ex-presidential speechwriters: Trump should ignore impeachment in State of the Union address

Fox News’ Bill McGurn said on Monday that President Trump appears “stronger” than the Democrats following their long-sought impeachment effort that plummeted in the Senate trial.

February 3, 2020

Lisa Murkowski, swing-vote Republican, says she 'cannot vote to convict' Trump

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, considered one of the possible swing votes in the Trump impeachment trial, announced on the Senate floor Monday night that she "cannot vote to convict" President Trump.

February 3, 2020

Dana Perino on impeachment: Trump is like 'Pac-Man,' getting 'bigger and stronger'

The hosts of "The Five" dismissed Sunday's claim by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., that Democrats "proved" their case against the president in the Senate impeachment trial and he would not have done anything differently.

February 3, 2020

Manchin, swing-vote Dem, urges censure over removal for Trump’s Ukraine actions

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, speaking on the Senate floor about the impeachment efforts Monday, urged his colleagues to formally censure President Trump -- saying that while the president's dealings with both Ukraine and Congress were "simply wrong," he is "struggling" over whether to vote to convict and remove him from office and potentially "tear the country apart."

February 3, 2020

Don Jr. says his father is getting things done despite 'unprecedented obstruction' from Democrats

President Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. said on “Fox & Friends” on Monday said his father has been “going through his checklist one by one” getting things done despite Democrats’ “unprecedented obstruction.”

February 3, 2020

Ken Starr references Deflategate, Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal in Trump defense arguments

Ken Starr, one of President Trump's lawyers, compared House Democrats' handling of impeachment to two of the most prominent cheating scandals in recent American sports history.

February 3, 2020

Lew Olowski: Trump's Senate impeachment trial will likely end in acquittal - that's the right verdict

By distracting the president from his own job – and hijacking the attention of the public to promote a show trial when there are actual crises facing the nation – Democratic House members abused their power to obtain an improper personal political benefit at the expense of national security and other vital national interests.

February 3, 2020

Impeachment closing arguments: Dems claim 'duty demands' a conviction, as Trump team decries ‘rush to judgment’

The impeachment trial of President Trump drew closer toward its almost-inevitable conclusion with closing arguments Monday, as Democratic House impeachment managers made a last-ditch push to convince the Senate that an acquittal would be a "death blow" to the ability to hold a president in check, while Trump’s defense team accused the Democrats of engaging in a rushed, "purely partisan" endeavor.

February 3, 2020

Reps. Jordan and Meadows speak ahead of closing arguments in Trump's 'no merit' impeachment trial

Reps. Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan, both members of President Trump's impeachment team, spoke on “Fox & Friends” ahead of Monday’s closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.