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Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images During the House Judiciary Committee’s painfully fractious consideration of articles of impeachment against President Trump, the sheer and inflexible partisanship of that body has been hard to miss — particularly the fury of committee Republicans who have devised all sorts of strange conspiracy theories, as they refuse to concede that Donald Trump is capable of serious misconduct. So it was unsurprising to anyone that Friday morning’s final committee vote on impeachment was a strict 23-17 party-line vote on both articles, just like the votes on all those dilatory GOP amendments that were offered during Thursday’s endless markup session. Before we get too much centrist-pundit hand-wringing about it all, it’s worth remembering that the Judiciary Committee votes on articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton 21 years ago were very nearly just as partisan. Of the four articles (two of which were subsequently rejected by the … [Read more...] about House Judiciary Committee Approves Two Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

Email Updated December 14, 2019 07:58:12 Photo: Mr Trump says he would not mind a long impeachment trial. (AP: Evan Vucci) Related Story: Donald Trump is staring history in the face, and he's saying 'get it over with' Related Story: This is just the start of the impeachment process — here's what happens next Related Story: 'Sheer political madness': Trump hits out after Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against him Map: United States The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has taken Republican President Donald Trump to the brink of impeachment, approving two charges against him. Key points:The committee adopted each charge against Mr Trump by a margin of 23 to 17Republicans have defended Mr Trump and accused Democrats of a politically motivated farceMr Trump would become the third US president to be impeached The House is expected to approve the two articles of impeachment next week, before politicians depart for the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump on brink of impeachment after charges are approved by House committee

Email Updated May 30, 2019 10:43:20 Video: Robert Mueller's media conference in full, saying it wasn't an option to charge Donald Trump (ABC News) Related Story: Mueller appears at last … and leaves as nuanced and mysterious as ever Related Story: Trump 'declassifies everything' to probe Australia's role in Mueller report Related Story: Papadopoulos and Downer tell us about the drink date that started the Mueller investigation Map: United States US special counsel Robert Mueller has said it was "not an option" to lay criminal charges against President Donald Trump, in his first public statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Key points:Mr Mueller "would have said so" if he was confident Mr Trump had committed no crimeMr Trump said on Twitter "nothing changes from the Mueller Report" and "the case is closed"Democrats say Mr Mueller gave Congress "an impeachment referral" for Mr Trump Speaking publicly for the first time since … [Read more...] about Donald Trump being charged ‘not an option’, Robert Mueller says after Russian probe

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenSenate gears up for battle over witnesses in impeachment trial Conservative group hits White House with billboard ads: 'What is Trump hiding?' Democrat representing Pennsylvania district Trump carried plans to vote to impeach  MORE slammed President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate gears up for battle over witnesses in impeachment trial Vulnerable Democrats tout legislative wins, not impeachment Trump appears to set personal record for tweets in a day MORE for criticizing teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, saying, “What kind of president bullies a teenager?”Biden said Trump could learn from the 16-year-old, who was named Time's "Person of the Year," after the president targeted her in a tweet.“What kind of president bullies a teenager?” the presidential candidate wrote. “@realDonaldTrump, you could learn a few things from Greta on what it means to be a leader.”ADVERTISEMENTWhat kind of … [Read more...] about Biden slams Trump for criticizing Greta Thunberg: ‘What kind of president bullies a teenager?’

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday appeared to laugh off President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate gears up for battle over witnesses in impeachment trial Vulnerable Democrats tout legislative wins, not impeachment Trump appears to set personal record for tweets in a day MORE's attack after the 16-year-old was recognized as Time magazine's "Person of the Year." Trump took to Twitter earlier in the day to denounce the honor Thunberg received for her environmental activism, dubbing it "ridiculous." He also called on Thunberg to "work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend!""Chill Greta, Chill!" he added.ADVERTISEMENTThunberg did not address Trump's recent comments, but she changed her bio on Twitter to describe herself as a "teenager working on her anger management problem.""Currently chilling and watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend," her bio reads. Time announced on Wednesday that … [Read more...] about Greta Thunberg adds ‘teen working on anger management’ to Twitter bio after Trump attack