Jan 30 5 moments to watch from Day 1 of Senate impeachment trial questions By Candice Norwood Lawmakers pressed for specifics on the president’s effort to push Ukraine to announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Dershowitz argues that a desire to win reelection would not be impeachable By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The two days set aside for questions, Wednesday and Thursday,are are allowing each side to grill the House Democrats prosecuting the case and the Republican president's defense team. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:33 2 legal experts on the latest developments in Trump’s impeachment trial Senators have now begun asking questions in President Trump’s impeachment trial. Georgetown Law School’s Victoria Nourse, who previously served as special counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Jamil Jaffer, former chief counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and… Continue watching
Jan 29 Trump trial gets more pointed with Bolton book at the center By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House on Wednesday released a letter to Bolton's attorney objecting to “significant amounts of classified information" in the manuscript, including at the top secret level. Continue reading
Jan 28 McConnell concedes he lacks votes to block witnesses at impeachment trial By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Mitch McConnnell's statement, in a closed-door meeting of senators, was an acknowledgment of the extent to which revelations from former national security adviser John Bolton have scrambled the trial's schedule… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 9:23 Question of witnesses remains unsettled in Trump impeachment trial President Trump’s legal team wrapped up its case for his acquittal Tuesday, arguing that convicting Trump would set a dangerous precedent for future impeachments driven by policy disagreement. But some senators from each party have signaled interest in hearing from… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 8:20 Elizabeth Warren on Trump’s trial and why ‘women win’ elections Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has been present for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump and heard Trump’s legal team offer its defense of the charges against him. She is also a 2020 Democratic candidate for president. Warren joins Judy… Continue watching
Jan 28 4 moments to watch from Day 3 of Trump’s impeachment defense By Candice Norwood President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team on Tuesday concluded their third day of oral arguments by trying to undermine leaked details from an upcoming book by former national security adviser John Bolton. Continue reading
Jan 28 WATCH: Trump’s impeachment trial — Jan. 29 By Gretchen Frazee U.S. senators will get the first opportunity to ask questions of President Donald Trump's attorneys and House managers on Wednesday. Watch live. Continue reading
Jan 28 Trump team wraps up trial defense as senators mull Bolton By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The arguments from defense lawyers have jostled for public attention with revelations from a forthcoming book by former national security adviser John Bolton. Continue reading