U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Endorses Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden

 

FOX News: McCarthy to green light Biden impeachment inquiry this week 

McCarthy will tell House Republicans impeachment inquiry against Biden is the 'logical next step' for their investigations 

Fox News Digital has confirmed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will tell House Republicans today that beginning an impeachment inquiry against President Biden is "the logical next step." 

The House GOP conference plans to hold a meeting on Thursday morning for key committee chairs to lay out their latest findings and the status of the investigations into the Biden family.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., are expected to lead Thursday's meeting.  

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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Endorses Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden  

House of Representatives to open Biden impeachment inquiry, Kevin McCarthy says -- BBC  

McCarthy directs House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry -- The Hill  

McCarthy announces Biden impeachment inquiry, escalating GOP probes into family's business dealings -- CBS  

McCarthy orders impeachment inquiry into President Biden -- ABC 

News McCarthy calls for formal impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from conservatives -- CNN  

US House Speaker Announces Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden -- VOA 

McCarthy opens impeachment inquiry into Biden without House vote -- Axios  

McCarthy directs House committees to open formal impeachment inquiry into Biden's alleged involvement with Hunter business dealings -- NYPost

Will US President Biden Be Impeached By A Republican Congress?

US President Biden and son Hunter Biden  

NYPost: Stefanik: Biden impeachment ‘on the table’ for Saudi oil ask, Hunter biz  

WASHINGTON — Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, has said GOP lawmakers could move to impeach President Biden next year after investigating his family’s foreign consulting businesses and his “illegal” request that Saudi Arabia delay oil production cuts until after the Nov. 8 midterm elections. 

“When there’s an egregious abuse of power and high crimes and misdemeanors, that means anything is on the table,” Stefanik told The Post Monday, adding that the White House’s admitted request that the Saudi-led OPEC+ cartel delay oil output cuts until after Americans vote was a “very egregious, inappropriate and illegal action by the president.”  

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WNU Editor: The standards for impeachment were set by the Democrats in 2019 when they impeached President Trump, and those standards are low. 

But I do not think the Republicans will move to impeach President Biden. What they will do if they win Congress is to start investigations into the Biden administration, issue subpoenas, and demand answers. 

And it is not going to be like the past when subpoenas were issued and officials refused to show-up. A new precedent has been set with the conviction and soon to be imprisonment of Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to Donald Trump who defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee. 

My prediction. 

When all has been said and done, these Congressional hearings into the Biden administration will be the excuse for President Biden to say that due to health reasons he will not run in 2024, and the media narrative will be on why should Congress investigate and impeach a US President when he will not run again. There is also a very good chance that he will not finish his term, resigning from office due to health reasons and ending any serious probe and/or impeachment.

Shock Poll: Half Of U.S. Voters Want President Biden Impeached!

U.S. President Biden 

The National Pulse: Half of America Already Wants Joe Biden Impeached 

A national survey of likely US voters has found that 50 percent support impeaching Joe Biden after just one year in office. 

The Rasmussen Report sponsored by The National Pulse was conducted in January, and asked a collective of likely US voters whether they would side with Republicans in Congress who have endorsed articles of impeachment against the current U.S. President.

Fifty percent of respondents stated they somewhat or strongly support impeaching Biden, with the remainder of respondents either stating they were unsure or that they oppose impeaching the current president. 

When broken down by demographic, men and women were equal in their response to support an impeachment of Biden. Those aged 40-65+ had a slightly stronger support than those aged 18-39. All racial demographics were united in their response. 

Almost 50 percent of White respondents agreed with impeaching Biden, 50 percent of Black respondents, and more than 50 percent of other racial minorities are in favor of impeachment. 

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Update: 50% Support Biden’s Impeachment (Rasmussen)  

WNU Editor: A large sample sized was used for this poll. But what is shocking about this poll result is that a good portion of the Democrat base now support impeaching the President. More specifically .... 50% of Black voters, 58% of other non-white voters and, 34% of Democrat voters.

Will A Republican Congress Impeach U.S. President Biden In 2023?

 

Daily Mail: Ted Cruz says Republicans will IMPEACH Biden over his 'refusal to enforce the border and defy immigration laws' if they win back the House in 2022 after Democrats 'weaponized' the investigations against Trump 

* Cruz put Republicans' odds of winning back the House at the end of this year at 90% or 'even higher than that' on the latest episode of his podcast 

* The Texas senator accused Democrats of wielding impeachment as a 'cudgel'

* House Democrats voted to impeach Trump twice, once just before he left office 

* He predicted that House Republicans will not only have 'multiple grounds' to impeach Biden but that they'll be under 'enormous pressure' to do so 

Republican lawmakers will be under 'enormous pressure' to impeach President Joe Biden if they take back the House of Representatives in this year's midterm elections, Texas Senator Ted Cruz said on the latest episode of his podcast. 

On The Verdict With Ted Cruz, the southern Republican accused Democrats of 'weaponizing' impeachment against twice-impeached former President Donald Trump. 

Asked about whether his colleagues in the House will respond in kind, Cruz said: 'I do think theres a chance of that. Whether it's justified or not, Democrats weaponized impeachment.'  

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WNU Editor: The White House has responded (see below). 

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Says President Biden Will Not Be Impeached

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. addresses the audience at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. He said President Biden 'is not going to be removed from office,' despite a wave of Republicans calling for his impeachment after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan  

Daily Mail: Mitch McConnell says Biden WON’T be impeached over his disastrous Afghan exit and the bombshell Ghani call and believes the ‘ballot box’ is the best way to hold him accountable 

* McConnell said Biden 'is not going to be removed from office' 

* He spoke after a wave of House Republicans called for Biden's impeachment 

* 'I think the way these behaviors get adjusted in this country is at the ballot box' 

* McConnell said in 2019 there was 'no chance' Donald Trump would be removed from office 

* Republicans fumed Wednesday after leaked transcript revealed Biden where he counseled Ghani about a 'perception' problem 

* 'Whether it is true or not, there is a need to project a different picture,' he told him, according to a transcript from a call weeks before the fall of the government 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threw cold water on growing Republican calls to impeach President Joe Biden, saying Wednesday there isn't going to be one in the Senate. 

McConnell, who also sought to douse impeachment efforts in the Senate against President Donald Trump (there were two of them) spoke as a number of House Freedom Caucus members have demanded Biden's impeachment following the chaotic pullout from Afghanistan after the all of the U.S.-backed government. 

But McConnell said the effort would be futile. 'Well, look the president is not going to be removed from office,' he said Tuesday.  

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WNU Editor: I know the votes are not there because the Democrats will not sign on into doing this. But if former President Trump can get impeached for having a phone call with the Ukraine President on investigating the corruption of the Biden family, you would think that since the Democrats have put the bar for impeachment that low, why not impeach President Biden.

Will There Be A 9/11-Style Commission To Investigate U.S. Capitol Building Attack?

 

Forbes: Bipartisan Support Grows For 9/11-Style Commission To Probe Capitol Riot 

With the impeachment trial in the rearview mirror, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for the creation of a congressional commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, though Democrats are still more focused on former President Donald Trump’s role in inciting the mob than Republicans. 

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WNU Editor: I would like to know more details on what happened. For example .... what did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi know before the attack happened? What did the mayor of Washington DC know? Was there political interference to not deploy more security before the attack? 

But this is not going to happen. If this a commission is approved, its scope will be limited to President Trump and not on anyone else. 

 More News On Reports That There May Be A 9/11-Style Commission To Investigate U.S. Capitol Building Attack 

Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal -- AP 

Calls for US Capitol riot probe as Trump's legal woes mount -- AFP 

US lawmakers call for 9/11-style commission to investigate Capitol riot -- The Guardian 

9/11-style commission should investigate Capitol attack: Sen. Coons, Rep. Dean -- ABC News

If Republicans Win Back The House In 2022 Will They Impeach Vice President Kamala Harris?

 

Daily Mail: Lindsey Graham predicts GOP will IMPEACH Kamala Harris for 'bailing out BLM rioters' if they take back the House - as he slams Mitch McConnell for anti-Trump speech - and calls ex-President the 'most potent force' in Republican Party 

 * Sen. Lindsey Graham argued former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial set a bad precedent

 * 'If you use this model, I don't know how Kamala Harris doesn't get impeached if the Republicans take over the House,' Graham said 

 * The South Carolina Republican said Harris was in danger because she 'actually bailed out rioters,' pointing to her support of a Minnesota-based bail fund

 * Trump's lawyer made similar arguments Saturday going as far to say that the MAGA mob was actually inspired by the summer's Black Lives Matter protests 

 * 'It was month after month of political leaders and media personalities, bloodthirsty for ratings, glorifying civil unrest,' said Michael van der Veen 

 * Graham also called Trump the 'most potent force' in the Republican Party and said Lara Trump would win her GOP Senate primary if she decided to run 

Sen. Lindsey Graham said former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial set such a bad precedent that House Republicans, if they retake the majority, will go after Vice President Kamala Harris for her Black Lives Matter support. 

'If you use this model, I don't know how Kamala Harris doesn't get impeached if the Republicans take over the House, because she actually bailed out rioters and one of the rioters went back to the streets and broke somebody's head open,' Graham told Chris Wallace on 'Fox News Sunday.' 

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WNU Editor: Using the same standard that the Democrats applied to former President Trump, a case could be made to impeach Vice President Harris even if there is no chance of her being convicted by the US Senate. An unfortunate precedent has been set with Donald Trump, and there is a very good chance that we are going to see more of this procedure in the future. But it is not going to happen to Vice President Harris. Bottom line. The Republicans are not going to do to her what the Democrats did to President Trump.

 More News On Sen. Lindsey Graham Saying That Republicans May Impeach Vice President Kamala Harris In 2022 

Sen. Graham says Kamala Harris could be impeached if GOP takes over the House -- NYPost 

Graham: Kamala Harris could be impeached in a future GOP-led House -- Business Insider 

Lindsey Graham Warns Kamala Harris May Be Impeached if Republicans Take Back House -- Newsweek 

Lindsey Graham Predicts Kamala Harris Impeachment if GOP Retakes House -- Daily Beast 

‘We’ve opened Pandora’s Box’: Graham floats idea of impeaching Kamala Harris if Republicans retake House -- RT

Update: And then there is President Biden .... 5 Times Joe Biden Openly Urged Violence Against Political Opponents (The Federalist).

Schumer and Pelosi Attack Senators Who Voted To Acquit Donald Trump As Political Cowards and Shills

 

Jonathan Turley: A Return To Rage: Schumer and Pelosi Attack Members Who Voted To Acquit As Political Cowards and Shills 

There was a palpable sense of relief in Washington as the Trump trial came to a chaotic but final end.  The verdict is in so now the vilification can begin. Both Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi immediately weaponized the verdict and demonized those who voted to acquit. While the Democrats insisted that all senators should “vote their conscience” that only meant if their conscience supported their side. Pelosi denounced opposing senators as cowards while Schumer lashed out at them for holding an opposing view of the evidence or the process. While groups are targeting members on both sides of the trial, our leaders should be calling for unity and civility after the trial. Instead, they are fueling the politics of division. 

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WNU Editor: So much for President Biden's call for unity.

No Trump Censure After Impeachment Acquittal

 

The Hill: Pelosi rules out censure after Trump acquittal 

After the Senate voted to acquit former President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday ruled out censuring the former president — an idea that several Republicans had floated in recent days.

“Censure is a slap in the face of the Constitution. It lets everybody off the hook, it lets everybody off the hook,” Pelosi told reporters following the Senate impeachment trial at the Capitol. 

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Update: Furious Nancy Pelosi crashes press conference to tear into Mitch McConnell, rage at 'cowardly' Republican senators for voting to acquit Trump - and shut down censure as a 'slap on the face of the Constitution' (Daily Mail). 

WNU Editor: My suggestion is that they should move on (but they will not) .... Democrats wrestle with how to quit an acquitted Trump (Politico).

Former President Trump Responds On Being Acquitted For A Second Time On Impeachment

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump hints at a comeback as he revels in acquittal calling impeachment a 'witch hunt' and saying: 'Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun' 

 * Former President Donald Trump hinted at a comeback as he cheered on being acquitted, for a second time, in an impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate 

 * 'Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun,' Trump said a statement sent out minutes after the vote 

 * The Senate was 10 Republican votes shy of convicting Trump of inciting the insurrection on January 6 

Former President Donald Trump hinted at a comeback as he cheered on being acquitted, for a second time, in an impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate. 

'Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun,' Trump said. 

'In the months ahead I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people.' 

'We have so much work ahead of us, and soon we will emerge with a vision for a bright, radiant, and limitless American future,' he added. 

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WNU Editor: Definitely .... Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal (AP). 

As to running again .... my guess is that he is going to stand back for the next three years and see what happens next. 

As for the Republicans who voted for impeachment. He is going to support his allies to go after them in the primaries. 

 More News On Former President Trump's Response On Being Acquitted For A Second Time On Impeachment 

Trump on acquittal: MAGA 'has only just begun' -- The Hill 

Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal -- AP 

Trump decries 'witch hunt' impeachment after Senate fails to convict. -- Politico 

Donald Trump says impeachment trial part of 'greatest witch-hunt in the history of our country' -- ABC News (Australia) 

Fresh from acquittal, Trump says MAGA movement has 'ONLY JUST BEGUN,' calls impeachment part of 'greatest witch hunt' in history -- RT

Former President Trump Is Acquitted In Second Senate Impeachment Vote

 

Daily Mail: Trump is acquitted 57-43 of inciting MAGA riot: SEVEN Republicans turn on him but Dems fall short of 67 votes needed to convict - and as he hints at 'glorious' comeback 

 * McConnell attacks 'disgraceful dereliction' and says he could be CHARGED 

 * Senators voted after the conclusion of the trial Saturday, with 57 to convict and 43 to acquit 

 * House manager Rep. Jamie Raskin asked to be able to depose Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler about she says Rep. Kevin McCarthy told her the day of the riot 

 * The Senate than voted to grant the request to call witnesses 

 * Five Republicans joined Democrats in advancing it 

 * It set in motion furious negotiations, with both sides agreeing to admit a statement by Herrera Beutler  

 * Mitch McConnell told fellow Republicans of his advance plans to vote to acquit 

 * He then delivered a blistering speech against Trump after the verdict, saying: 'The mob was assaulting the Capitol in his name' 

 * He already voted with 44 Senate Republicans that the post-presidency impeachment is not constitutional 

 * Democrats were huddling on whether to call witnesses 

 * GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler described what Rep. Kevin McCarthy told her the day of the riot 

 * 'Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,' she says Trump told McCarthy 

 * McCarthy shot back, 'Who the f**k do you think you are talking to?' according to GOP lawmakers 

 * Trump lawyers had faced questions about when he knew the Capitol was breached and what he did to protect it 

 * Sen. Tuberville of Alabama said he told Trump that VP Mike Pence was being evacuated from the Senate 

 * Trump minutes later tweeted to put pressure on Pence 

 * 'What did Trump know, and when did he know it?' asked Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in calling for suspension of the trial 

 * Jamie Raskin said Trump 'acted no better than a marauder and a member of that mob' 

 * Trump lawyer delivered angry speech accusing Democrats of 'political vendetta'

The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial Saturday as the vast majority of Republicans held together against a charge that he incited the Capitol riot of January 6. 

After a roll call vote of the Senate, 57 senators voted to convict, with 43 senators voting to acquit. It wasn't enough to meet the two-thirds threshold set out in the Constitution. 

A total of seven Republicans voted to convict; two of them have announced they are retiring at the end of their terms. 

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WNU Editor: I expected 6 Republicans were going to vote to impeach. Senator Sasse and Senator Burr were a surprise.

   

 More News On Former President Trump Being Acquitted 57 for, 43 Against In Second Senate Impeachment Vote 

Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial -- AP 

U.S. Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again -- Reuters 

Senate acquits Trump in 57-43 vote -- The Hill 

Senate acquits Trump of inciting deadly Capitol attack -- Politico 

US Senate votes to acquit Trump of 'incitement of insurrection' -- France 24 

Senate acquits Trump for inciting Capitol riot even as bipartisan majority votes to convict -- CNBC Trump impeachment: Senate falls short of majority needed to convict -- BBC 

Donald Trump cleared by US Senate of inciting Capitol riots -- DW 

Donald Trump acquitted of incitement of insurrection in second Senate impeachment trial -- ABC News (Australia) 

US Senate ACQUITS Trump, ex-president cleared of incitement charges -- RT 

GOP’s McConnell: Trump morally responsible for Jan. 6 attack -- AP 

After not-guilty vote, McConnell says Trump 'morally responsible' for Capitol riot -- Reuters 

Seven GOP senators vote to convict Trump -- AP

7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial -- AP 

Senate acquits Trump: Vote breakdown -- Reuters 

Here’s how senators voted on Trump's second impeachment -- Politico 

Trial highlights: Acquittal, anger and a curve ball -- AP

Who Will Vote Yes to Impeach Former President Trump?

 

WNU Editor: AP has compiled a short list here .... Which GOP senators are seen as possible votes against Trump? (AP). I find no surprises in the list that the AP has compiled. 

And yes ....  all eyes will be on Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell .... Close watch on tight-lipped GOP leader McConnell’s stand (AP).

As to how will the Democrats vote? I expect all the Democrats and those who caucus with them to be voting in the affirmative to impeach former President Trump.

Some Democrats Now Want To Suspend Trump's Impeachment Trial

Daily Mail: Democrat Senator says Trump's impeachment trial should be SUSPENDED so they can depose Kevin McCarthy over furious riot phone call and Tommy Tuberville over claims the president knew Pence was in danger 

 * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, proposed suspending Trump's impeachment trial 

 * He called for depositions of Senator Tommy Tuberville and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy * Both reportedly had conversations with Trump during on January 6 about conditions in the Capitol riot 

 * CNN reported Friday that Trump and McCarthy engaged in an expletive-laced shouting match during the riot * McCarthy told Trump he needed to rein in his supporters and said they were breaking his windows 

 * 'Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,' Trump reportedly replied 

 * McCarthy shot back, 'Who the f**k do you think you are talking to?' according to GOP lawmakers 

 * Tuberville of Alabama said he told Trump that VP Mike Pence was being evacuated from the Senate   * 'What did Trump know, and when did he know it?' asked Whitehouse in calling for suspension of the trial 

 * Senate had been expected to move to a vote and acquit Trump on Saturday after closing arguments 

A Senate Democrat has called for the suspension of Donald Trump's impeachment trial in order to depose Senator Tommy Tuberville and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about their conversations with the former president during the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat and one of the 100 jurors in the trial, issued the call in a tweet late on Friday, one day before the trial was expected to conclude in an acquittal. 

'Tomorrow just got a lot more interesting,' Whitehouse wrote, referring to reports that McCarthy lambasted Trump in an expletive-laden diatribe telling him to call off his mob of loyalists, and following Tuberville's admission that he told Trump that Vice President Mike Pence was being evacuated from the Senate. 

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WNU Editor: CNN is the network that broke this story .... New details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters (CNN). The problem with this CNN report is that it is quoting "anonymous sources". Considering how wrong CNN has been in the past when it comes to anonymous sources, I will take this report with a grain of salt. 

Bottom line. 

This should have been brought up when the House prosecutors were making their case early this week. It was not.

How Many People Are Watching The Impeachment Trial?

House lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin begins the managers’ opening argument in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on the floor of the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 10, 2021. U.S. Senate TV/Handout via Reuters

CNN: How many people are watching the impeachment trial? Here are the numbers... 

Those empty seats in the Senate chamber on Thursday? They are emblematic of the public's reaction to the second Trump impeachment trial. 

If you've been glued to every minute of the trial, or even just half-watching the proceedings, then you're part of a special club. You're learning the full story of the crimes that were committed at the Capitol on January 6. But you are much more plugged-in than the average American adult. 

The Nielsen TV ratings for the first two days of trial coverage show that only a sliver of the public is watching at any given time. The ratings for CNN and MSNBC are way up -- and the ratings for Fox News are much weaker. Some people are also watching coverage via the broadcast networks, but not in huge numbers. 

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WNU Editor: I have watched or heard much of the impeachment trial this week. I have one of my monitors running non-stop covering the trial, and I estimate I have watched/heard about 80% of the entire proceedings.  Is the American public glued to what is happening as much as I am? I doubt it.

Democrats Openly Talking About Invoking The 14th Amendment to Ban Former President Trump From Running For Office For Life

Article of impeachment against former president Trump delivered to Senate, Feb. 2, 2021. 

FOX News: Schumer leaves door open to 14th Amendment measure to bar Trump from office 

Virginia's Sen. Tim Kaine has been at the forefront of the 14th Amendment push 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday did not rule out bringing legislation to bar former President Donald Trump from office if he is not convicted at the ongoing Senate impeachment trial. 

Democratic senators have discussed in recent weeks that if they cannot secure the 67 votes needed to convict Trump -- and bar him from holding office in a subsequent simple-majority vote -- that they might invoke the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to do the same. 

Schumer, D-N.Y., was asked about the possibility in a press conference ahead of the impeachment trial proceedings Thursday. "We're first going to finish the impeachment trial and then Democrats will get together and discuss where we go next," Schumer replied. 

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WNU Editor: This is how nations like Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and others handle political leaders that they do not want to run for office. They pass a bill banning them for life. 

But no one should be surprised that the Democrats now want to dictate to the opposition party on who should be their next Presidential candidate in 2024. And they will have bipartisan support. 

The Democrats and many establishment Republicans do not want former President Trump to run for office again. They know too well that if the economy does not improve and the social unrest continues, coupled with the pandemic that some health experts are now predicting may be with us for years, there is then a very real possibility that President Trump may run again. With a base of 75 million people who voted for him 2020, they know too well that anything will then be possible.

Former President Trump Is On The Path To Be Acquitted

U.S. President Trump (Reuters) 

Politico: Trump on path to acquittal despite stunning evidence

Rand Paul engineered a strategy that put all but six GOP senators on the record saying former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is unconstitutional. 

Rand Paul engineered a strategy that put all but six GOP senators on the record saying former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is unconstitutional. 

And even after visceral new footage of the Jan. 6 insurrection rattled fellow Republicans, he’s feeling pretty good about Trump’s whip count. “There will be at least 44. Or more. I think we might get one or two back on acquittal,” Paul (R-Ky.) said in an interview. 

“Everybody objects to that violence. Everybody is horrified by that violence. But the question is: Did the president incite that?” 

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Update: Graham assures Trump of acquittal after rocky start to trial (The Hill) 

WNU Editor: This will be a political vote not a "conscience vote" .... McConnell Signals Trump Conviction Is a GOP Conscience Vote (Bloomberg). 

And when I read that many establishment Republicans now want to form a third party because the base will not support them, that tells me that these establishment Republicans know that their days are probably numbered within the party .... Exclusive: Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party (Reuters).

The Impeachment Of President Trump -- News Updates February 10, 2021

 

Reuters: Democrats focus Trump trial on mob's threat to his fellow Republicans 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment trial for inciting the deadly siege of the Capitol highlighted through video on Wednesday how members of the pro-Trump mob searched the building for his vice president, chanting: “Hang Mike Pence!” 

Previously unseen security videos showed the view from inside the Capitol as rioters smashed windows and fought with police on Jan. 6, coming within 100 feet (30 m) of the room where Pence was sheltering with his family. The mob had set up a gallows outside. 

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 The Impeachment Of President Trump -- News Updates February 10, 2021 

Trump 'incited' Capitol rioters, say prosecutors, as impeachment trial gets under way -- France 24 

Dramatic new footage reveals Mike Pence being rushed to safety with his wife, daughter and the nuclear football when MAGA mob stormed the Senate chamber - as Dems say Trump's followers wanted to lynch the VP -- Daily Mail 

Police beg for help, senators flee in Trump trial video -- AP 

New security video shows harrowing details of Capitol attack -- The Hill 

Managers show dramatic footage of Capitol attack -- The Politico 

Trump impeachment: Democrats lay out incitement case -- DW 

Trump mum as Senate debates his role in inciting Capitol mob -- The Hill 

New security video shows harrowing details of Capitol attack -- The Hill 

GOP senators draw criticism for appearing to pay half-hearted attention to impeachment trial -- The Hill 

Parental warnings, harrowing footage: Takeaways from Trump's impeachment trial -- Reuters 

Trump impeachment: Key takeaways from second day of Senate trial -- BBC

U.S. Senate Votes 56-44 That Impeaching A Former President Is Constitutional

 

Daily Mail: Donald Trump rages at his defense attorneys after 'rambling' opening speech praising Democrats and admitting he lost election caused Republican Bill Cassidy to vote with Democrats for trial to go ahead - but ex-president is still on track for acquittal 

 * The Senate will move forward with its trial against Donald Trump on Wednesday 

 * The upper chamber voted 56-44 on Tuesday evening that impeaching a former president is constitutional 

 * Six Republicans joined the 50 Democrats in deciding to progress the proceedings forward, despite Trump's almost assured acquittal in the Senate 

 * Those who voted with Democrats were Republican Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney , Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Pat Toomey and most surprising of all, Bill Cassidy 

 * Cassidy previously agreed with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and 43 other Republicans that impeaching an official who is no longer in office is against the Constitution 

 * The second impeachment trial against Donald Trump kicked off with Democrats playing a video about the January 6 MAGA riot at the Capitol, focusing on the violence and featuring Trump's words 

 * 'You ask what a high crime and misdemeanor is under our constitution? That's a high crime and misdemeanor,' Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin said 

 * Trump attorney Bruce Castor started off his defense of the former president with a rambling soliloquy that veered between name-dropping senators and flattery

 * 'You know, senators of the United States, they are not ordinary people. There are extraordinary people in the technical sense, extraordinary people,' Castor said 

 * Trump will take a break from golfing this week to closely follow his second impeachment trial on TV from his Mar-a-Lago residence 

 * The trial could run straight through the weekend – with a potential conviction vote on Monday; Trump is expected to be acquitted 

 * Trump was put off when Castor tipped his hat to the Democratic managers' presentation, calling it 'well done' 

President Donald Trump was set off by the defense mustered by his legal team at the start of his Senate impeachment trial, raging at key admissions and a presentation that appeared to drive away a key Republican vote. 

Trump, viewing the proceedings from his new home at Mar-a-Lago, was aghast that one of his lawyers, Bruce Castor, acknowledged the potency of the opening argument put forward by House Democratic impeachment managers, ABC News reported. 

Castor even acknowledged that his team changed course after viewing the Democrats' presentation, which featured dramatic video of Trump supporters storming the Capitol and taunting police officers with obscenities as they bashed in doors and windows. 

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WNU Editor: Aside all the theatrics. This is actually what happened today .... GOP senators send clear signal: Trump's getting acquitted (The Hill). 

Update: How did this lawyer get hired? .... Donald Trump's third impeachment lawyer Michael van der Veen 'called him a f***ing crook' and sued him last year arguing the president was trying to suppress mail-in voting (Daily Mail).

Update #2: This second impeachment trial will end quickly because the interest among the public is not really there .... Donald Trump's trial could be over by Saturday as senators say they are prepared to rush to a vote - with Republicans sure he will be acquitted (Daily Mail). 

 More News On The U.S. Senate Voting 56-44 That Impeaching A Former President Is Constitutional 

Trump trial gets go-ahead after emotional, graphic first day -- AP 

Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, but conviction may prove elusive -- Reuters Senate votes trial constitutional; six Republicans vote 'yes' -- The Hill 

US Senate votes to proceed with Trump impeachment trial -- France 24 

Donald Trump's second impeachment trial begins in US Senate -- The Guardian

US Senate votes Trump impeachment is constitutional -- DW 

US Senate votes Donald Trump's second impeachment trial is constitutional and should continue -- ABC News (Australia) 

US Senate votes for Trump impeachment trial to go ahead -- Al Jazeera 

Senate votes it is CONSTITUTIONAL to try ex-President Trump, paving way for full impeachment trial -- RT 

US senators transfixed by riot footage shown at Trump trial -- AFP 

GOP senator flips on impeachment trial, rips Trump lawyers -- AP 

Factbox: Six Republicans who said Trump's post-presidential impeachment trial is constitutional -- Reuters

Anti-Trump Republican Senators And Democrat Senators Drafting A Censure Resolution To Bar Former President Trump From Holding Office Again

 

Axios: Kaine, Collins' censure resolution seeks to bar Trump from holding office again 

Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) are forging ahead with a draft proposal to censure former President Trump, and are considering introducing the resolution on the Senate floor next week. 

Why it matters: Senators are looking for a way to condemn Trump on the record as it becomes increasingly unlikely Democrats will obtain the 17 Republican votes needed to gain a conviction, Axios Alayna Treene writes. 

"I think it’s important for the Senate's leadership to understand that there are alternatives," Kaine told CNN on Wednesday. "If we can’t get to 67 votes for impeachment, there may be another way to hold President Trump accountable." 

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WNU Editor: The votes are not there to impeach the former President. So the scramble now is to make sure that former President Trump does not run for office again. Are there enough Republican senators who are willing to go down that road? We know that five Republican Senators will vote for impeachment and/or censure. Are there five more? In my opinion it will be close. But if ten Republican senators decide do go down this road, the Republican Party IMHO is going to lose a good part of its base and will become like the Republican party in California. A minority party for the next few generations. 

 More News On The Move To Censure Former President Trump And Bar Him From Holding Office Again 

Bipartisan Senate duo crafts censure resolution that seeks to bar Trump from office -- ABC News Senators mull censuring Trump as an alternative to impeachment trial -- FOX News 

Scoop: Kaine, Collins pitch Senate colleagues on censuring Trump -- Axios 

Senators discussing Trump censure resolution -- The Hill 

Anti-Trump Senators Quietly Pitching Colleagues On Censure As Trump Impeachment Unlikely -- Zero Hedge

Is Impeaching President Trump 'Dead On Arrival'? Forty-five Republican Senators Declare Trial Is Unconstitutional

 

FOX News: Forty-five Republicans vote against proceeding with Senate impeachment trial 

Only five GOP senators voted against move to declare impeachment unconstitutional 

Senators were sworn in as jurors to President Trump’s impeachment trial Tuesday as the Senate voted 55-45 to end debate on Sen. Rand Paul’s point of order arguing that the impeachment trial is unconstitutional now that Trump is out of office.

Five GOP senators voted not to dismiss the impeachment trial of President Trump: Susan Collins, Maine, Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, Ben Sasse, Neb., and Pat Toomey, Pa., and Mitt Romney, Utah. 

They voted with all 50 Democrat senators to table the point of order. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has indicated he has an open mind on whether Trump should be convicted, voted against ending debate. 

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WNU Editor: This impeachment is DOA. What we are going to see from now to the end is a show that only political junkies enjoy watching. No surprise on the Republican Senators who voted with the Democrats. They are .... Republicans Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Ben Sasse, Lisa Murkowski, and Patrick Toomey.   

More News On Forty-five Republican Senators Declaring Former President Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Unconstitutional 

GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial -- AP 

Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial -- Reuters 

Senate GOP signals it's likely to acquit Trump for second time -- The Hill

‘Dead on arrival’: Trump conviction unlikely after GOP votes to nix trial -- Politico 

Rand Paul calls impeachment 'dead on arrival' after most Republicans signal that trial is unconstitutional -- CNN

Just five GOP senators vote Trump impeachment trial is constitutional -- The Hill 

Rand Paul says Trump impeachment case is 'DEAD ON ARRIVAL' after 45 senators support his motion to declare trial unconstitutional -- RT

45 Republican senators including Mitch McConnell vote that Donald Trump's impeachment trial is unconstitutional because he is no longer in office - in sign they will vote to acquit -- Daily Mail