The latest on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” after the events at the U.S. Capitol in Washington during the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden’s victory.
GOP Sen. Cassidy explains his vote on constitutionality
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 4:10 p.m.
After previously voting against the constitutionality of Trump’s second impeachment trial on Jan. 26, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy changed his mind Tuesday and joined five other Senate Republicans who’d previously supported the trial of the former president. The Republican senator said the House impeachment managers “had much stronger constitutional arguments” than Trump’s defense lawyers.
“A sufficient amount of evidence of constitutionality exists for the Senate to proceed with the trial,” Cassidy said in statement on Twitter, adding that his vote on constitutionality “is not a prejudgement on the final vote to convict.”
“If anyone disagrees with my vote and would like an explanation, I ask them to listen to the arguments presented by the House Managers and former President Trump’s lawyers” he added.
— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) February 9, 2021
Senate votes 56-44 to move forward with Trump’s second impeachment trial
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 3:20 p.m.
After nearly four hours of debate on constitutionality, the Senate voted 56-44 to move forward with the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
Senate Republicans Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — who’d previously voted against the chamber’s impeachment trial — joined the entire caucus of Senate Democrats to continue the hearing tomorrow.
Most Republicans, including Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee, continued to stand with former President Trump and his attorneys.
The trial will resume at noon Wednesday.
Schoen says Sen. Leahy shouldn’t be presiding over Senate trial
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 3 p.m.
Schoen said Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who is presiding over the Senate impeachment trial and will later participate in the Senate vote on whether or not to convict Trump, is not an unbiased arbiter of the former president’s impeachment.
The Trump defense attorney said Leahy will act as “judge” and “jury.” As alleged proof, Schoen cited a Jan. 13 press release from Leahy that supported the House’s impeachment of the former president.
“We must act together now not just to hold President Trump accountable, but to ensure that no future president, no matter their party, places at risk our democracy in service of their own selfish, illegal, and authoritarian ambitions,” the press release reads.
In a statement Tuesday morning, Leahy said he “did not ask or seek to preside over this trial” and that he would “enforce the Senate rules and precedents governing decorum and do what I can to ensure this trial reflects the best traditions of the Senate.”
The Constitution says the chief justice of the Supreme Court will preside “when the President of the United States is tried.” Because Trump is now a former president, Chief Justice John Roberts decided he was not constitutionally required to oversee the trial, The Hill reported.
‘Dear Colleague’ Letter Of Senator Patrick Leahy, On His Role In Presiding Over The Impeachment Trial pic.twitter.com/ahANApXOJC
— Sen. Patrick Leahy (@SenatorLeahy) February 9, 2021
Trump’s defense attorney (loudly) claims impeachment trial will hurt U.S. unity
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2:31 p.m.
David Schoen, the defense lawyer for former President Trump, spent the bulk of his opening argument saying the trial won’t help the nation heal — it will tear it apart.
- Schoen, who spoke loudly during his open argument, said the trial makes him want to “cry” because of what it means to the U.S. Constitution.
- “At the end of the day, this is not just about Donald Trump or any individual. This is about our Constitution and abusing the impeachment for power and political gain.”
- He said the ongoing impeachment effort is “a chance by a group of partisan politicians seeking to eliminate Donald Trump from the American political scene and seeking to disenfranchise 74 million-plus American voters.”
David Schoen calls impeachment effort "a chance by a group of partisan politicians seeking to eliminate Donald Trump from the American political scene and seeking to disenfranchise 74 million-plus American voters." https://t.co/Lau7kmD368 #impeachmenttrial pic.twitter.com/d5c5T0Ezsr
— ABC News (@ABC) February 9, 2021
Trump’s defense team also showed a video of lawmakers calling for Trump’s impeachment, too. Most of the video included clips of House lawmakers calling for impeachment in 2017.
Schoen also said Trump shouldn’t be tried for impeachment because he’s now a private citizen.
- “The trial in the Senate of a private citizen is not permitted.”
Castor says impeachment trial will set a dangerous precedent
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2 p.m.
Castor called the trial a “slippery slope” that would set a precedent that congressional majorities would in the future be able to impeach former public officials they view as a “political danger.”
- “The only entity that stands between the bitter infighting” that led to the fall of Greece and Rome and the “American republic, is the Senate of the United States.”
- “Shall the business of the Senate, thus the nation, come to a halt because impeachment becomes the rule rather than the rare exception?” Castor asked the senators.
- “The real reason we’re here,” Castor said, is that members of Congress don’t want to face Trump in future elections.
Trump’s lead defense attorney denounces ‘storming’ of Capitol
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1:15 p.m.
Bruce Castor, the lead defense attorney for Trump, began his potion of the constitutional debate of the impeachment by denouncing the “storming” of the Capitol — a building he called the “citadel of democracy.”
He added that “anyone representing the former President Trump” would only use the “most vigorous terms” to denounce those who broke into the Capitol building.
Impeachment managers refer to Trump’s tweets during deadly riot
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 12:30 p.m.
House impeachment managers referred several times to tweets Trump made during the deadly riot on the Capitol building and used them as a reference to what the former president was thinking during the riot.
One particular tweet they spoke of several times, was from 6:01 p.m. ET on Jan. 6. — near the end of the deadly riot on the Capitol building — when Trump continued to insist that the election had been stolen and referred to his supporters as “great patriots” that had been “badly and unfairly treated for so long.”
Twitter later suspended Trump’s account. The text of the tweet is here:
“These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!”
“The Senate must hear this case,” says Congressman Neguse
Tuesday, Feb. 9, noon
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., one of the House impeachment managers, followed Rep. Jamie Raskin and cited the 1876 impeachment and trial of former war secretary William Belknap for corruption. Belknap resigned moments before the House was prepared to impeach him, but the House unanimously voted to impeach Belknap anyway.
And the Senate held a trial. Although a majority of senators voted that Belknap was guilty, a two-thirds majority to convict wasn’t reached on any of the five articles of impeachment.
- “The Senate must hear this case,” Neguse said of Trump’s second impeachment trial, citing the constitution and precedent in American history.
Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution states:
- “Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.”
I’m always incredibly humbled walking into the U.S. Capitol.
— Joe Neguse (@JoeNeguse) February 9, 2021
Inspiration for an important day. pic.twitter.com/nJP5a7h39v
Raskin argues constitutionality of impeachment
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 11:45 a.m.
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin explained that it is the House’s constitutional responsibility to impeach and the Senate’s role is to try “all” impeachments. The congressman cited Article I, Sections 2 and 3 of the U.S. Constitution:
- “The House of Representatives shall chuse(sic) their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”
- “The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments.”
Raskin cited Alexander Hamilton, John Quincy Adams and the Founding Fathers in general in his discussion on what impeachment means.
- “President Trump may not know a lot about the framers. But they certainly knew a lot about him.”
Rep. Jamie Raskin quotes Alexander Hamilton on "political opportunists who begin as demagogues and end as tyrants."
— ABC News (@ABC) February 9, 2021
"Pres. Trump may not know a lot about the Framers—but they certainly knew a lot about him." https://t.co/Lau7kmD368 pic.twitter.com/OmouvqRpA2
The trial begins with Jan. 6 timeline video
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 11:40 a.m.
The House impeachment managers opened up the impeachment trial of Trump with a timeline video that showed the events of Jan. 6.
- The video showed the events of the day, beginning with a rally from President Trump, followed by pro-Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol. It was interwoven with video messages and tweets from President Trump, who spoke to his supports that day.
- The video was reportedly labeled with “explicit content” and did not bleep out or remove mature language nor violence.
- “If that’s not an impeachable offense, there is no such thing,” said Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, one of the impeachment managers, after the video.
Senate approves rules for trial
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 11:26 a.m.
The Senate voted 89-11 to adopt the agreement between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to set the rules of the Trump impeachment trial.
The senators who voted against the rules include:
- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
- Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley
- Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson
- Utah Sen. Mike Lee
- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul
- Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall
- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio
- Florida Sen. Rick Scott
- South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott
- Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville
- Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty
Impeachment 2.0 begins
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 11:19 a.m.
House impeachment managers walked into the Senate chamber on Tuesday morning, kicking off the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
After a bipartisan vote to agree to the rules, the impeachment trial began at 11:15 a.m. with four hours on a debate on the constitutionality of the trial.
- This is the first time a president has faced two impeachment trials.
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called this the “gravest charge” — incitement of insurrection — ever brought against an American president.
Will Trump be subpoenaed to testify at his impeachment trial?
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 10:53 a.m.
If House impeachment managers and former President Donald Trump’s defense team plan to keep the trial short, a way to do that would be not to call witnesses. Trump has been impeached for “inciting an insurrection” and his comments in the months and moments leading up to the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6 have been made publicly at rallies, on television and on social media.
Trump’s defense team said the twice-impeached former president would not testify at the Senate trial, but the House impeachment manager — if approved by the Senate — could subpoena Trump.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a supporter of the former president, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Monday night that if “House (impeachment) managers want to call one witness,” the Trump’s defense team would then call a string of witnesses — mostly Democratic politicians — that have used strong language against the former Trump administration. The defense team’s argument would be that Trump’s right to free speech is not any different than the strong language of Democrats.
Democrats that Sen. Graham — who is not on Trump’s defense team— said would be called as witnesses included President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California and “then some.”
According to the bipartisan agreement of the impeachment trial rules, a Senate vote is needed to approve witness subpoenas, according to a copy of the agreement from The New York Times.
Second impeachment trial for former President Trump begins
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7:30 a.m.
Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial will begin Tuesday afternoon.
Quick details:
- The trial is set to begin at 11 a.m. MT.
- Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy, D-VT, will preside over the impeachment trial since he is the most senior member of the Senate.
- Trump faces one charge of “incitement of insurrection” for the U.S. Capitol riots that took place on Jan. 6.
Per The New York Times, the second impeachment trial is likely to end in acquittal since 45 Republicans voted to dismiss the trial back in January. In total, 17 Republicans would need to join the Democrats to convict Trump.
How it works:
House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team will debate whether or not the trial is constitutional on Tuesday, according to NBC News. The Senate will then vote on that question.
- Then, there will be 16 hours of debate over the next two days for the House to make its argument, according to The New York Times. Trump’s defense will receive their own 16 hours over two days to defend the former president.
- There will be no witnesses in the trial. “The oral arguments will continue at least through Friday, but could extend into next week,” according to The New York Times.
Trump lawyers to lay out defense plan Monday
Monday, Feb. 8, 9:15 a.m.
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers issued Trump’s first impeachment defense on Monday, according to The New York Times. Trump’s lawyers argue that the U.S. Senate should move quickly to dismiss the impeachment charges as unconstitutional.
The arguments from Trump’s lawyers — Bruce L. Castor Jr. and David I. Schoen — came in a pretrial brief. Trump’s full impeachment trial begins on Tuesday.
Still, everyone is unsure what the rules will be for the trial.
- “The precise rules and duration of the trial remained unsettled as senators continued to haggle over whether to allow live witness testimony and how much time to grant the prosecution and defense,” according to The New York Times. “Still, there appeared to be an overwhelming bipartisan interest in quickly reaching a verdict, possibly as soon as this weekend.”
House impeachment managers file argument for Trump impeachment
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 9:30 a.m.
The House impeachment members filed a new argument about President Donald Trump, saying he should be convicted for inciting insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January, CNN reports.
- The new filing said Trump’s actions “threatened the constitutional system that protects the fundamental freedoms we cherish.”
The new legal brief filed Tuesday accused Trump of plotting violence against conference in order to ruin a peaceful transfer of power.
- “President Trump’s responsibility for the events of January 6 is unmistakable,” the House impeachment team wrote. “President Trump’s effort to extend his grip on power by fomenting violence against Congress was a profound violation of the oath he swore. If provoking an insurrectionary riot against a Joint Session of Congress after losing an election is not an impeachable offense, it is hard to imagine what would be.”
Senate to be sworn in for Trump impeachment trial
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 5:52 a.m.
Senators will be formally sworn in as jurors on Tuesday for former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, CNN reports. However, the trial won’t begin until Feb. 8.
The trial was delayed after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reached a deal to push back proceedings in order to allow the Senate to work on other issues first, according to CNN.
- “That move will give Democrats more time to confirm Biden’s Cabinet and potentially take up a new COVID-19 relief bill while Trump’s defense team will have more time to prepare for trial,” CNN reports.
Sources told CNN that Sen. Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore of the Senate, will likely preside over the swearing-in ceremonies.
House transmits article of impeachment against Trump
Monday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m.
The House impeachment managers delivered the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, kicking off the historical trial, NPR reports.
- The move comes a little over one year since the House delivered an article of impeachment against Trump in his first trial.
Handing over the article of impeachment kicks off proceedings, which will include senators being sworn in on Tuesday, NPR reports. The trial itself will begin on Feb. 9.
- The House impeachment managers and Trump’s legal team will have two weeks now to prepare for the trial.
House will send article of impeachment to Senate
Monday, Jan. 25, 10:27 a.m.
The House of Representatives will send the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, even though the trial has been delayed for two weeks, CNN reports.
The House is expected to deliver the impeachment article at 7 p.m. EST, NPR reports.
- “The House’s transmission of the single impeachment article is the first of several ceremonial functions of the trial that will be completed this week, before the Senate will turn back to confirming President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and potentially taking up the President’s COVID-19 relief package,” according to CNN.
Trump’s legal team and the House managers will spend the next two weeks engaging in pre-trial briefs after the article is sent into the Senate, according to CNN.
The impeachment trial will begin on Feb. 9, according to NPR.
President Trump issues video condemning violence
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 5:15 p.m.
President Donald Trump released a new statement in a video posted to the White House’s YouTube page.
Trump condemned any violence in his new video. He did not mention the second impeachment, though.
- “I want to make it very clear: I unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week,” Trump said in the video.
- He said “no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence.”
- “We cannot tolerate it,” he said.
President Trump impeached for the second time
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2:48 p.m.
President Donald Trump was impeached by the US House for incitement of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He is the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
- The House voted 232-197 with all Democrats supporting the measure and 10 Republicans supporting impeachment.
- The decision now heads over to the Senate. It’s not expected to happen until at least Jan. 19. However, all indications lean toward the trial happening after President Trump leaves office.
- President Trump was already impeached in December 2019. (He was later acquitted by the Senate).
McConnell says he won’t convene the Senate early for impeachment
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 12:25 p.m.
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell said he will not consent to reconvening the Senate on Friday, which would delay any impeachment trial of President Donald Trump until Jan. 19 at the earliest, Axios reports.
- The trial would then unlikely occur until after President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
- “Even if we started a trial yesterday, there’s not enough time to remove him from office,” a McConnell official told Axios.
The New York Times reported Tuesday that McConnell supported the idea of impeachment, hoping it would move Trump away from the Republican party. McConnell did not deny the report.
Republicans continue to split on Trump impeachment
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 12:20 p.m.
Rep. Dan Newhouse (Wash.) said Wednesday that he plans to vote for Trump’s impeachment, The Washington Post reports.
Newhouse said on the House floor that he believes the article of impeachment “flawed, but I will not use process as an excuse.”
- “There is no excuse for President Trump’s actions. … The president took an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Last week, there was a domestic threat at the door of the Capitol, and he did nothing to stop it. That is why, with a heavy heart and a clear resolve, I will vote yes on these articles of impeachment,” he said, per The Washington Post.
In the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Cali., personally opposes the House’s move to impeach the president, but “he and other party leaders have decided not to formally lobby Republicans to vote “no” — against impeachment, reported The New York Times.
“Much more will become clear in coming days and weeks, but what we know now is enough,” said Rep. Liz Cheney in a statement, according to USA Today. “The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the President.”
- The Wyoming congresswoman said she would vote to impeach Trump and that “there has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.”
Trump issues statement calling for peace
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 12:20 p.m.
President Donald Trump issued the following statement about the transition of power at the White House as the House debates whether or not to impeach him for a second time.
- “In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind. 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.”
Opening statements on President Trump impeachment
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 8:46 a.m.
Members of the House delivered speeches Wednesday morning, making their case for and against the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Representatives are believed to later vote along party lines. Here are some of the arguments made throughout the morning.
- Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett: “America, we did stop the steal. We stopped Donald Trump from stealing our democracy and imposing himself as a tyrant.”
- Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar: “For years we have been asked to turn a blind eye to the criminality, corruption, and blatant disregard to the rule of law by the tyrant president we have in the White House. We as a nation can no longer look away.”
- South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace: “I believe we need to hold the president accountable. I hold him accountable for the events that transpired ... I also believe we need to hold accountable every single person, even members of Congress, if they contributed to the violence that transpired here.”
- Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern: “We are debating this historic measure at an actual crime scene and we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for POTUS ... the signal [of Trump’s speech last Wednesday] was unmistakable: these thugs should stage a coup so Donald Trump could hang on to power.”
- California Democratic Rep. Judy Chu: “Last week, I hid in an office for hours, terrified to open the door because I did not know if a rioter was on the other side ready to attack, kidnap, or murder me ... they were radicalized by the president ... Donald Trump must be held accountable.”
Impeachment debate begins
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
House will move swiftly to impeachment on Wednesday.
The House began meeting 9 a.m. ET to discuss the impeachment, debating the rule that there will be two hours to discuss the impeachment. After the debate, the House will vote on it (and possibly another procedural vote). The House will debate on the resolution. Republicans and Democrats will each receive two hours’ time.
House approves resolution urging Mike Pence to help oust President Trump; impeachment next
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
The House on Tuesday night approved a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove Trump with a Cabinet vote and “declare what is obvious to a horrified Nation: That the President is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office.” The resolution passed, It was approved 223-205.
- He said that it would not be in the best interest of the nation or consistent with the Constitution and that it was “time to unite our country as we prepare to inaugurate President-elect Joe Biden.”
Meanwhile, three Republican lawmakers, including third-ranking House GOP leader Liz Cheney of Wyoming, announced they would vote to impeach Trump on Wednesday, cleaving the party’s leadership.
- “The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack,” said Cheney in a statement. “There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.”
- Reps. John Katko of New York, a former federal prosecutor, and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, an Air Force veteran, said they, too, would vote to impeach.
With Pence’s agreement to invoke the 25th Amendment ruled out, the House will move swiftly to impeachment on Wednesday. Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” — in the impeachment resolution after the most serious and deadly domestic incursion at the Capitol in the nation’s history.
- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, argued that Trump must go because, as she said in Spanish, he’s “loco” - crazy.
- Republican Reps. John Katko of New York, a former federal prosecutor, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, an Air Force veteran, and Fred Upton of Michigan announced they, too, would vote to impeach.
- But Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said the “cancel culture” was just trying to cancel the president. He said the Democrats had been trying to reverse the 2016 election ever since Trump took office and were finishing his term the same way.
Though a handful of House Republicans will join the impeachment vote — and leaders are allowing them to vote as they wish — it’s far from clear there would then be the two-thirds vote needed to convict from the narrowly divided Senate. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania did join Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska over the weekend in calling for Trump to “go away as soon as possible.”
Article of impeachment introduced; House blocks resolution on 25th Amendment
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
Republicans on Monday blocked the House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office, according to the Associated Press.
- Democrats in the House pushed for Pence and the Cabinet to oust Trump from office, saying he is unfit for office after the U.S. Capitol riots.
The four-page impeachment bill is from Reps. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Ted Lieu of California, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Jerrold Nadler of New York. It draws from:
- Trump’s own statements about his election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
- His pressure on state officials in Georgia to “find” him more votes.
- His White House rally ahead of the Capitol siege, in which he encouraged thousands of supporters to “fight like hell” before they stormed the building on Wednesday.
- “President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government,” the legislation said.
- The legislation also says that Trump also threatened “the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power” and “betrayed” trust.
Trump supporters overpowered police, broke through security lines and windows and rampaged through the Capitol, forcing lawmakers to scatter as they were finalizing Biden’s victory over Trump in the Electoral College.
- “He will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office,” they wrote.
Reaction
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Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
- Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Ca., said Monday on CBS, “We need to move forward with alacrity.”
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., joined Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska over the weekend in calling for Trump to “resign and go away as soon as possible.”
- “I think the president has disqualified himself from ever, certainly, serving in office again,” Toomey said. “I don’t think he is electable in any way.”
- Murkowski, long exasperated with the president, told the Anchorage Daily News on Friday that Trump simply “needs to get out.” A third, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., did not go that far, but on Sunday warned Trump to be “very careful” in his final days in office.
- “During an interview on “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invoked the Watergate era when Republicans in the Senate told President Richard Nixon, “It’s over.”
- “That’s what has to happen now,” she said.
- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said that instead of coming together, Democrats want to “talk about ridiculous things like ‘Let’s impeach a president’” with just days left in office.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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