As per sources, US President Donald Trump has suggested to aides that he wants to pardon himself in the final days of his presidency. But is that legal?
"What Trump did ahead of the transition of power is detrimental to democracy and so he has lost the right to be called a Republican," the Republican Party of India leader said in a statement.
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Biden to nominate Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo for Commerce, Boston mayor Marty Walsh for Labour
Ms Gina Raimondo (left) is Rhode Island s first woman governor while Mr Marty Walsh was elected Boston mayor in 2013.PHOTOS: NYTIMES, REUTERS
PublishedJan 8, 2021, 9:52 am SGT
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A day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol taking over the senate chambers, the Republican leadership began distancing itself from the president as a flurry of resignations rocked the White House. Meanwhile, the Democratic leadership is calling to impeach the president for inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol building. In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of supporters of outgoing President Trump stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process by Congress to certify the victory of Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the November 3 election.