Jan 17 Dershowitz, Starr join Trump impeachment legal defense By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump is adding to his impeachment defense team, bringing in experience both in constitutional law and the politics of impeachment. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 13:29 What we learned from the opening day of Trump’s impeachment trial President Trump’s impeachment trial, only the third such proceeding in U.S. history, opened in the Senate Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts and 99 senators were sworn in to their official trial roles. Meanwhile, new evidence related to Trump’s Ukraine policy… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:07 How John Roberts will approach his role in Trump’s impeachment trial Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump -- only the third person ever to serve in that role. What exactly are his responsibilities, and how is Roberts’ own character likely to shape his… Continue watching
Jan 16 See all the new impeachment evidence relating to Lev Parnas By Gretchen Frazee House Democrats released a host of documents late Wednesday relating to Lev Parnas, a business associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Senate opens to hear articles of impeachment against Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The chamber began to transform itself into an impeachment court at noon. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: House prosecutors read Trump impeachment charges to Senate By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Schiff, standing in the well of the Senate usually reserved for senators, began reading the resolution, “Impeaching Donald John Trump, president of the united states for high crimes and misdemeanors.”… Continue reading
Jan 16 Read the full watchdog report on Ukraine aid withholding By Dan Cooney The Government Accountability Office said the reasoning for withholding the aid is not allowed. Continue reading
Jan 16 White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid, watchdog says By Andrew Taylor, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Government Accountability Office says the White House Office of Management and Budget violated the law in holding up the assistance. Continue reading
Jan 16 Ukraine investigates possible surveillance of former U.S. ambassador By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The Interior Ministry also said it has invited the FBI to take part in the investigation. Continue reading
Jan 16 Giuliani associate says Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure By Michael Biesecker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lev Parnas said every communication he had with the Ukrainian president's team was at the direction of Rudy Giuliani, whom he regularly overheard briefing President Donald Trump about their progress by phone. Continue reading