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Trump calls for 'NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism' while House debates impeaching him over inciting a deadly Capitol riot
Summary List Placement President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged calm and decried violence while the House debated impeaching him for provoking the deadly Capitol riots on January 6.
"In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind," Trump said in a statement. "That is not what I stand for, and it is not what America stands for. I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank You."
The statement, which was issued by the White House, comes a week after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol...
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Eric Swalwell: An Impeachment Veteran Returns for Another Pass
Even before the Capitol attack, Representative Swalwell had repeatedly come into conflict with President Trump.
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McConnell Will Not Hold Emergency Senate Session, Leaving Impeachment Trial After Trump's Term
The Senate GOP Leader reportedly declined his colleagues' calls to convene promptly for an impeachment trial on Wednesday.
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Mitch McConnell Reportedly Pleased With Impeachment, Could Open Doors to GOP to Convict
Amid an increasingly fractured relationship with President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could ultimately pave the way for Trump's impeachment conviction.
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California university won't fire professor who spoke at pro-Trump Capitol rally with Giuliani, faces backlash
The president of Chapman University is under fire for his refusal to terminate a tenured law professor who spoke at the pro-Trump rally that led to the Capitol insurrection last week.
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Jamie Raskin: Impeachment Manager Leads the Push to Oust Trump
The Maryland Democrat drafted the article of impeachment against the president even as he dealt with a family tragedy.
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Lindsey Graham, who denounced Trump after the Capitol siege, opposes impeachment and implies Mitch McConnell is 'making the problem worse'
Summary List Placement Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham blasted the House impeachment effort against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, and appeared to slight Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his rumored support of the process.
"The House impeachment process seeks to legitimize a snap impeachment totally void of due process. No hearings. No witnesses. It is a rushed process that, over time, will become a threat to future presidents," Graham said in a statement. "As to Senate leadership, I fear they are making the problem worse, not better."
Though Graham did not mention McConnell...
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Liz and Dick Cheney Are No American Heroes
In the wake of the deadly January 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, some Republicans have broken away to support impeachment or otherwise criticize the president for catalyzing the mob. Leading the charge, according to some dewy-eyed commentators, are former Vice President Dick Cheney and his scion, Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming. There are indeed signs of fracture in the GOP, and it may well expand into a real fissure-perhaps, a militant Trumpist faction versus a pro-corporate, neocon wing. But a resurgence of the latter is hardly cause for celebration. It...
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What We Know About William Pepe and Other Capitol Rioters From N.Y
Several people from President Trump's home state were seen in or around last week's melee. Two now face federal charges.
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Charlie Baker says he supports second Trump impeachment
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he supports a second impeachment of President Trump after Vice President Mike Pence rejected appeals for him to invoke the 25th amendment in the wake of the last Wednesday's siege on the nation's Capitol.
The Republican governor and frequent Trump critic called on the president to “step down” last week in the immediate aftermath of the violence in Washington D.C.
Baker took a stronger stance on Wednesday during a briefing at the State House, saying “impeachment is the only one that's left.”
Republican and Democratic leaders alike have called on Trump...
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What the Republican Senators Most Likely to Convict Trump Have Said About Impeachment
“When the president incites an attack against Congress, there must be a meaningful consequence.”
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Trump impeachment trial likely during Biden term as McConnell refuses to reconvene Senate early
Democrats worry a Trump impeachment trial during Biden's presidency will hamstring the incoming president's agenda.
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Trump grows defiant as the White House becomes a ghost town
As he becomes the first president to be impeached twice, Trump lacks the robust response from the first time.
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McConnell Undercuts Trump as House Debates Impeachment
Howie Kurtz on Mitch McConnell backing impeachment proceedings, Liz Cheney blasting Trump over insurrection and various companies cutting ties with Trump businesses.
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Graham leads resistance to Trump ouster amid fast-moving impeachment
Sen. Lindsey Graham is leading the charge against President Donald Trump's impeachment and removal in the Senate, even as the White House remains largely uninvolved.
Graham, who just last week said he had had “enough” of Trump's bid to overturn the election results after he incited a deadly riot at the Capitol, has been calling around to Republican senators urging them to oppose convicting the president in the Senate's expected impeachment trial, according to three people familiar with the effort.
Kevin Bishop, a spokesman for the South Carolina Republican, confirmed that Graham “has been...
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Trump impeachment live updates: President Trump on verge of 2nd impeachment after Capitol siege
ABC News Special Report: The House is poised to impeach President Trump for a second time following the deadly Capitol riot.
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