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Why another impeachment vote at the Senate?
I always thought it was a three-step procedure:
First, the Congress investigates.
Second, the House of Representatives must pass, by a simple majority of those present and voting, articles of ...
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What happens with the second impeachment now that Trump has left office?
I know there has been talk already about whether or not a former president can be impeached. I have not, however, heard the practical ending to that talk. What happens with Trump's second impeachment (...
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Can the senate Democrats now force a trial with witnesses, and compel Trump to give testimony?
President Trump has been impeached for a second time, in January 2021.
Now the trial goes to the senate.
Now that the Democrats have control of the senate, can they compel witnesses to give testimony, ...
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Does the impeachment of Donald Trump render his future pardons void? [duplicate]
Usually near the end of their terms, U.S. Presidents grant pardons. It is expected from current U.S. President Donal Trump that he will grant several pardons in the following week. Granting pardons is ...
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How did Trump's January 6 speech call for insurrection and violence?
I just read a transcript of Trump's January 6 speech.
It's mostly about election fraud and people that betrayed or supported him. This could cause people to become angry, but is hardly an incitement ...
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Can the impeachment II happen before January 20?
In the (very) recent news, due to the violent January 6 events at the Capitol, the Speaker of the House threatened impeachment if the President doesn’t resign soon.
According to her, "the ...
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Has Biden discussed whether Trump should be prosecuted?
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has made clear that he believes that President Trump has committed impeachable offenses and has broken the law. So my question is, has Biden ever discussed ...
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Is the Senate Compelled to Acquit Trump?
Given congress's recent decision to bar witnesses and evidence from being presented as part of President Trump's impeachment trial, are members of the Senate compelled to acquit based on lack of ...
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Why doesn't Trump testify in impeachment proceedings himself?
I wondered why it never seemed to be an option, that Trump himself is asked to testify in the impeachment trial. The testimony of a defendant is after all a normal part of court proceedings in general,...
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Who pays for President Trump's impeachment defence?
Who pays for President Trump's impeachment defence? Is it the US state or does President Trump need to pay for his own defence?
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Grey area of "impeachment"
According to what I've read: the House has the ability to impeach a President, however this doesn't mean the President has to leave office. He only has to leave office if the Senate finds him guilty. ...
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Is this show of Islamic Republic and the US confrontation beneficial for Trump's impeachment process? [closed]
I'm an Iranian that I'm just living in the US for a couple of years. Recently, the tension between the US and Islamic Republic regime is heightened to another level that we didn't see it before. In ...
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Why aren't there more people who love Trump's policies but not Trump? [closed]
Recently there was an editorial published in Christianity Today which criticized Trump as a "grossly immoral character":
Trump’s evangelical supporters have pointed to his Supreme Court nominees, ...
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Is there any reason Congress hasn't enforced their subpoena power over witnesses?
This Politics.se question asks about Trump's ability to defend himself during the impeachment hearings - I'm not asking about that specifically, but related to that I am asking about the witnesses in ...
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Could a delayed impeachment trial cause Trump to be removed from office in his second term?
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has suggested that she might delay delivering the articles of impeachment to the Senate. That could lead to the following scenario:
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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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