Trump Impeachment Trial

• ‘Political hack’: Trump lashes out at McConnell after impeachment acquittal

  "Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again," Trump said in a statement.

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  Feb 16, 2021
  
• ‘Only just begun’: After impeachment acquittal, Trump looks to reassert power

  Feeling emboldened by the trial’s outcome, Trump is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation and is eyeing ways to reassert his power.

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  Feb 14, 2021
  
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• Biden administration seeks to turn page after Trump’s 2nd impeachment acquittal

  The trial ended with every Democrat and seven Republicans voting to convict Trump, but the 57-43 vote was far from the two-third threshold required for conviction.

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  Feb 14, 2021
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• ‘He’s guilty as hell’: ‘SNL’ spoofs Trump impeachment results with Tucker Carlson show

  The spoof of Tucker Carlson's show featured prominent Republicans Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell, as well as members of the former president's legal defence team.

  Entertainment

  Feb 14, 2021
• Republican senators face big decision as Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial ends

  Here's a look at the Republicans whom Democrats are eyeing as they make final arguments in the case.

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2021
• Trump acquitted by U.S. senate in 2nd impeachment trial

  House Democrats, who voted a month ago to charge Trump with "incitement of insurrection," needed two thirds of the senate, or 67 votes, to convict him.

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  Feb 13, 2021
• Senators honour U.S. Capitol Police officer who helped lawmakers during siege

  By unanimous consent, the Senate passed a measure to give the Congressional Gold Medal to officer Eugene Goodman of the U.S. Capitol Police force.

  World

  Feb 13, 2021
• Trump impeachment: Legal team wraps up defense case in 3 hours

  Lawyers argued for three hours Friday that Trump didn’t incite the Jan. 6 rally crowd to riot at the U.S. Capitol and that his words were merely figures of speech.

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  Feb 12, 2021
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• Trump team rolls out video of Dems calling for ‘fight’ in impeachment defense

  Defense lawyers argued that Trump's words “fight like hell”, are common political rhetoric and almost every single Senate Democrat has used the word “fight” in political speeches.

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  Feb 12, 2021
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• Trump lawyers open with attack on Dems, decry impeachment case as ‘witch hunt’

  An attorney for the former president told senators that Trump was entitled to dispute the 2020 election results and his doing so did not amount to inciting violence.

  Politics

  Feb 12, 2021