"I'll of course hear what the lawyers have to say for each side. But I think it's pretty clear that the effort is constitutional," he told CNN's Dana BashDana BashTapper battles GOP lawmakers over criticism of Afghan vet's Electoral College vote CNN expanding Jake Tapper's show to two hours, shortening Wolf Blitzer's show Fauci: Mutant coronavirus strain must be taken 'very seriously' MORE. … [Read more...] about Senators spar over validity of Trump impeachment trial
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Sunday shows – Biden agenda, Trump impeachment trial dominate
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersSunday shows preview: All eyes on Biden administration to tackle coronavirus The Hill's 12:30 Report: Next steps in the Trump impeachment Sanders selling sweatshirts with his famous inauguration pose for charity MORE (I-Vt.) discussed the possibility of using budget reconciliation to pass parts of Biden's agenda, while two of the president's nominees weighed in on the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...] about Sunday shows – Biden agenda, Trump impeachment trial dominate
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Unity ‘Against Insurrection’ as Trump Impeachment Trial Delayed
"We are talking about a president who stood in front of a mob and told them to go to the Capitol and invade, told them to go the Capitol and stop the lawful business of government so that he could try to stay in the White House," said Warren. "That is so fundamentally wrong." … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren Calls for Unity ‘Against Insurrection’ as Trump Impeachment Trial Delayed
Romney on Trump impeachment: ‘If we’re going to have unity,’ there must be ‘accountability’
Romney said the House's article of impeachment "suggests impeachable conduct," but he acknowledged that he and his fellow senators have yet to hear arguments from the two sides. He said he will "do my best as a Senate juror to apply justice as well as I can understand it." … [Read more...] about Romney on Trump impeachment: ‘If we’re going to have unity,’ there must be ‘accountability’
Trump impeachment trial is ‘stupid,’ ‘bad for the country’: Rubio
"I think the president bears responsibility for some of what happened. It was most certainly a foreseeable consequence of everything that was going on," Rubio said. "All I'm arguing is we have some really important things to work on. ... We're gonna jump right back into what we've been going through for the last five years, and stirring it up again with a trial, and it's just going to be bad for the country." … [Read more...] about Trump impeachment trial is ‘stupid,’ ‘bad for the country’: Rubio