VERIFY: Yes, Donald Trump can be subpoenaed to testify at his impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump declined to speak with Congress. The Verify team asked experts if lawmakers have any legal standing to make him testify. Author: Katrina Neeper Updated: 4:59 PM EST February 12, 2021
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There’s a lot of attention on the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The former president declined a request from House impeachment maanagers to speak at the trial. And that lead to questions on social media.
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And the trial outcome is all but decided anyway: “Adding to the frustration on both sides, the outcome of the trial is a foregone conclusion. The chances are essentially zero that at least 17 Republicans will vote to convict the former president, the threshold likely needed to secure a conviction.”
Full reasoning from The Hill’s Niall Stanage: https://bit.ly/3p1JYFj
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Peter Sullivan, “The rise of more contagious variants of the coronavirus are threatening an encouraging trend of falling COVID-19 cases across the country.” https://bit.ly/3pd2TNL
The takeaway: “Health officials are urging the public and governors not to ease up on precautions despite the somewhat improved situation, given that measures like wearing a mask and distancing from others are even more important when the virus is more contagious.”
After long impasse, GOP congressman pitches potential solution for Snake River salmon runs
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
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By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times
For nearly three decades, the region has been stuck in unending litigation and spiraling costs as salmon in the Columbia and Snake rivers decline toward extinction. But in a sweeping $34 billion proposal from an unlikely source, at an auspicious moment, comes a chance for a fresh start.
Could Congressman Mike Simpson, a Republican from a conservative district in eastern Idaho, have launched a concept that will forever alter life on the Columbia and Snake and finally honor tribal treaty fishing rights in the Columbia Basin?