Jan 30 Watch 7:51 2 former congressional staffers on precedents set by Trump impeachment trial In President Trump's impeachment trial, senators had their second and final opportunity to ask questions Thursday. The Brookings Institution’s Margaret Taylor, former chief counsel and deputy staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Hart of Mars Hill… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 9:56 What senators asked in their 1st day of impeachment trial questioning In President Trump’s impeachment trial, it’s time for senators, effectively acting as jurors, to determine the agenda. On Wednesday, they largely targeted their questions to the trial representatives from their own parties. Amna Nawaz reports, and Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche… Continue watching
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 WATCH: Schumer calls GOP proposal to privately review Bolton’s book ‘absurd’ By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma is floating an idea to subpoena Bolton’s book manuscript so senators can see the evidence themselves — in private. “We're not bargaining with them. We want four witnesses, and four sets of documents, then the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 13:28 Is Trump’s legal defense resonating with Republican senators? President Trump’s legal team has begun its defense in his Senate impeachment trial. The central argument: Trump did nothing wrong, and the summary of his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shows no evidence of conditioning military aid on investigations. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 6:16 Trump’s legal team begins defense in Senate impeachment trial By PBS NewsHour As the Senate impeachment trial continued on Saturday, President Trump's legal team laid out their case against removing him from office, contending the Democratic House managers left out crucial facts during this week's arguments. Jami Floyd, host and legal editor… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 13:01 In final opening arguments, House managers turn to obstruction of Congress charge The House impeachment managers tasked with prosecuting the case for removal of President Trump are completing their opening arguments Friday. Meanwhile, an audio recording was released in which Trump allegedly urges the removal of former Amb. Marie Yovanovitch. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Jan 24 Could a lengthy battle over witnesses be the next step in the Senate impeachment trial? By Daniel Bush Democrats need four Republicans to join them in calling for additional testimony and material from witnesses, including acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who followed Trump’s order not to testify in the impeachment inquiry. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:38 Trump poses ‘continuing threat’ to national interests, say House managers By Nick Schifrin On their second day of arguments in President Trump’s Senate trial, House managers focused on their first article of impeachment, abuse of power. They accused Trump of “extorting” Ukraine’s government by withholding $400 million in critical military aid and a… Continue watching