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January 28, 2020

Joe Manchin frustrated with 'hypocrisy' of House Democrats, Dershowitz and Starr in Trump impeachment

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told Fox News Tuesday both sides in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump have been very hypocritical in relation to their views of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton more than two decades ago.

January 28, 2020

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: Dershowitz gave 'embarrassing' defense of Trump in impeachment trial

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Tuesday that Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz had given an "embarrassing" presentation in defense of President Trump during the Senate impeachment trial.

January 28, 2020

Andy McCarthy: Where Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow went wrong in questioning Bolton's claims

President Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow delivered a strong performance Tuesday on the final day of opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial, but his comments concerning former National Security Advisor John Bolton may have been where he went wrong, according to former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy.

January 28, 2020

Trump lawyer calls Bolton book 'inadmissible,' as defense team wraps impeachment arguments

President Trump’s legal team argued John Bolton’s book manuscript should be “inadmissible” in the impeachment trial and urged an immediate acquittal as they wrapped up arguments before senators on Tuesday.

January 28, 2020

John Kelly says he believes John Bolton's reported claim about Ukraine aid

Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly lent support to former National Security Adviser John Bolton's reported claim that President Trump explicitly sought to condition Ukrainian aid on the Kiev government's willingness to investigate Democrats.

January 28, 2020

Rand Paul blasts 'scurrilous' Schumer for defaming Trump family: 'They ought to sue him'

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that President Trump's children should sue Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for defamation of character after he accused both them and their father of illegally making money off of politics. 

January 28, 2020

Kobe and Gianna Bryant mentioned by Senate chaplain in powerful pre-impeachment prayer

Senate Chaplain Barry Black opened the second week of President Trump's impeachment trial with a prayer about Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, saying their tragic death Sunday is a reminder for lawmakers about "life's brevity."

January 28, 2020

John Sununu calls out Mitt Romney for joining Dems in call for Bolton's testimony: He needs to 'get it together'

Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu reacted on Tuesday to Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, potentially joining Democrats to call for testimony from former National Security Adviser John Bolton in President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, saying he needs to “get it together.”

January 28, 2020

Joy Behar: In a 'just world' without McConnell, Bolton would be impeachment trial's 'smoking gun'

"The View" co-host Joy Behar suggested on Tuesday that former National Security Adviser John Bolton's claims should be a "smoking gun" in President Trump's impeachment trial.

January 28, 2020

Senate Dem Van Hollen: 'Impossible' not to summon Bolton for testimony after bombshell report

Recently published allegations from former National Security Adviser Amb. John Bolton make it "impossible" for any senators who say that they are "seeking the truth" in the Senate impeachment trial not to call him as a witness, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Tuesday.