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Is it true that "Trump did not have a serious opportunity to offer his side of the story" in the House impeachment proceedings?
I was just reading the editorial Trump Should Be Removed from Office in Christianity Today, and I was struck by this quote (emphasis mine):
Let’s grant this to the president: The Democrats have had ...
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What is Trump's defence against the obstruction charge?
Trump has been impeached for two things, one of which is obstruction of Congress.
White House staffers have refused to testify at the hearings, and Trump has openly dismissed the whole process and ...
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Why has Donald Trump's approval rating been rising since impeachment processes started?
It appears that recently, Trump's approval rating has been rising despite impeachment, and the accusations and evidence against him.
How can this be explained? Has there been anything published ...
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Are impeachment hearings having an effect on public opinion?
Is there evidence that impeachment hearings are changing public opinion (in either direction). If so, how much is public opinion changing?
Or are both parties (public opinion) pretty much immovable - ...
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Trump impeachment and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
I am taking no position here on whether Trump should be impeached or not, but I am curious if the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act can be relevant for the impeachment process (say, because of the ...
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In the Trump impeachment hearings, why are so many witnesses heard?
(As it may be relevant as context, I'm German living in Germany, and I am not associated with one of the parties in the US. I tend to agree more with the Democrats)
In the impeachment hearings for ...
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Why are Trump's handwritten notes being focused on in the news?
The news articles appear to focus strongly on those notes that say "I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO" and the like. I appear to be missing the relevance of this, since the news seems to be focusing on the fact ...
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Have Congressional Democrats asked the DOJ to justify not investigating Trump over Ukraine?
In June 2016, when then-FBI Director James Comey announced his decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server, Congressional Republicans criticized ...
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What arguments have been made for not impeaching Trump?
Are there any arguments for Trump not getting impeached, besides the argument that Ukraine actually did not do anything so the quid pro quo never happened?
EDIT: To be clear, I'm not asking for an ...
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How is the April Trump-Zelenskyy call related to the July call?
Today before the hearing (and read out loud by Nunes during the hearing), the Trump administration released notes about an April call between Trump and Zelenskyy
The April call is pretty mundane and ...
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Why is it news that Trump was overheard talking to Sondland about "the investigation" on July 25?
According to many accounts of the first day of impeachment testimony, Ambassador Bill Taylor's aide, David Holmes, counselor for political affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, overheard President ...
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Why has no one requested the tape of the Trump/Ukraine call?
Given that the transcript released is not word for word and that it contains a disclaimer explaining it's not a 'verbatim transcript', why has no one, whether Democrats seeking to impeach, or ...
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What does Ambassador Taylor have to do with the Trump impeachment inquiry?
The first open hearing was today, and it was with Ambassador Talylor and Mr. Kent. Why would they need to speak to the Ambassador? He was not involved in the phone call. I mean, he may be the ...
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Is the Ukraine Transcript word for word? [duplicate]
When I google "Ukraine transcript" first result that shows up is a PDF hosted on whitehouse.gov. Is this transcript a word-for-word replication of the phone call that took place between President ...
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What does impeached but not removed from office mean [duplicate]
I have been googling around about the Trump impeachment and would like to get some facts straight.
What does "impeached but not removed from office" mean?
Clinton was impeached, but not removed from ...
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