Dec 05 Trump to Democrats: If you’re going to impeach me, ‘do it now, fast’ By Jill Colvin, Associated Press After months of fighting the House impeachment inquiry, blocking witnesses and ignoring subpoenas, the White House is now publicly embracing a strategy it has privately signaled for weeks: It will accept the reality that President Donald Trump will likely be… Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Pelosi approves drafting impeachment articles against Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats are charging toward a Christmastime vote on removing the 45th president, a situation House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hoped to avoid but which now seems inevitable. Continue reading
Dec 04 5 key takeaways from the Judiciary impeachment hearing By Daniel Bush Legal scholars drew opposite conclusions about President Donald Trump’s conduct with Ukraine, underscoring the partisan divide over basic facts surrounding the impeachment investigation as it moves into a critical new phase. Continue reading
Dec 04 6 video moments to watch from the Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing By Candice Norwood The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday heard testimony from four legal scholars on U.S. constitutional history and precedent for the impeachment of a president. Continue reading
Dec 04 U.S. Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state to retire after term By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Democratic Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state announced Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress at the end of his term, saying his work on the investigation into Russian election interference and the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump have… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 7:08 What 4 legal scholars told the House Judiciary Committee about Trump and impeachment By Nick Schifrin The impeachment inquiry into President Trump entered a new phase Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the matter. Four law professors testified before the panel about the legal parameters of impeachment: Noah Feldman, Michael Gerhardt,… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 7:53 Legal debate over impeachment accompanied by partisan attacks In the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing Wednesday, four legal experts shared their perspective on impeachment -- and whether President Trump’s handling of Ukraine policy meets the standard to justify it. Lisa Desjardins, who attended the hearing, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 8:05 2 impeachment experts analyze the House Judiciary Committee’s case against Trump For additional insight into the House Judiciary Committee’s first public impeachment hearing, we turn to Solomon Wisenberg, who was deputy independent counsel during the Whitewater investigation, and law professor Frank Bowman, author of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of… Continue watching
Dec 04 First lady scolds impeachment witness for referring to Barron Trump By Associated Press The first lady has tweeted at Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan that "a minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Ukrainian gas chief meets with prosecutors probing Giuliani By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors have interviewed the head of Ukraine’s state-owned gas company as part of an investigation into the business dealings of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and two of Giuliani’s business associates. Continue reading