Why would an impeachment be worthwhile?
Skeptics, including some in the White House, claim that impeachment would only divide the country further and stoke more violence among Trump’s supporters. But Congress should continue the impeachment process after Biden is inaugurated for at least three reasons: accountability, the 2024 presidential race and taxpayer dollars.
Article I of the Constitution provides that “[t]he Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments . . . for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Note that the Constitution does not provide an expiration date for impeachment that is, nothing in the Constitution bans impeachment after a president leaves office. Given the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) internal policy guidance precluding indictment of sitting presidents, and the much-anticipated self-pardon that Trump might afford himself to forestall federal prosecution later, Trump’s impeachment might become
Everything that happened in just the first week of 2021 Greg Evans
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When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve the majority of the planet would have breathed a collective sigh of relief and thought ‘thank goodness 2020 is over.’
What was largely perceived as the worst year ever, was in the history books and we could all look forward to health and prosperity in whatever the next 12 months had in store. However, it would appear that 2021 had different ideas in store for us all.
The first few days of this year already have us longing for the greener pastures of 2020 when Covid-19 was the only thing that many of us had to worry. Well, that’s still around and is causing more distress than before and then there is Donald Trump. Even when the man only has a few days left in office, he’s still finding more ways to be as outrageous as ever.
Gosar said it was and Sen. Ted Cruz
Republicans supportive of the move then stood to applaud Gosar.
One lawmaker from each chamber must agree to object to a given state in order to trigger up to two hours of debate and a vote.
Watch Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) object to the vote in his home state.
He s met with applause from the GOP. pic.twitter.com/8ldw0RU6AR The Recount (@therecount) January 6, 2021
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The GOP is also expected to object to other state tallies as Congress records electoral votes, including Pennsylvania and Georgia. House Republicans are also pushing to object to the results from Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin, but it s not clear yet if a senator will back a challenge to those swing states.
Anti-Trump headline no surprise Wow! A rare mega-point banner headline because of an event you can blame President Donald Trump for! (“Trump supporters riot at Capitol,” Dec. 7.) After Trump is no longer a figure in the news, with the exception of.