Impeachment

Cultist Threatens “Pussy” Dem Rep With Civil War

Reuters reports: Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline has shared a threatening voicemail allegedly from a Donald Trump supporter warning of a “civil war” and that “we’re already planning it”. It came as similar language was used by allies of the US President warning of a possible “civil war” after a sharply divided House of Representatives voted to advance the impeachment …

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RNC Claims Impeachment Probe Spurred Donations

The Washington Examiner reports: The Democratic push for impeachment of President Trump is boosting the GOP base, padding already record-breaking donations, and even luring in some Democrats dissatisfied with their party’s actions, according to top officials. “The longer this goes, we are seeing more and more voters shift to supporting the president and recognizing that this is a totally partisan …

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Fox’s Napolitano To GOP: Stop Smearing The Process

“Their arguments are to smear the witnesses being interrogated in secret and to smear the process. A group of Republicans were unhappy with hearings being held behind closed doors, even though those hearings are perfectly consistent with House rules that were written by Republicans when they controlled the House. “The proofs have been admitted to by the president.He had the …

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House Votes 232-196 To Begin Impeachment Inquiry

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved eight pages of procedures to take the impeachment inquiry against President Trump to nationally broadcast public hearings. The resolution defining the scope of the next phase of the inquiry was approved mainly along party lines, 231-196. The House will move ahead with impeachment proceedings against Trump after a …

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What Today’s Impeachment Vote By The House Will Do

The New York Times has an explainer: The vote is on a resolution that would set rules for the public phase of an impeachment inquiry that has so far been conducted exclusively behind closed doors. It would authorize the House Intelligence Committee — the panel that has been leading the investigation and conducting private depositions — to convene public hearings …

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Former GOP Rep Pushed For Ukraine Ambassador To Be Fired, Told White House She “Associated With Soros”

The New York Times reports: Robert Livingston, the former Republican congressman turned lobbyist, repeatedly told a foreign service officer assigned to the White House that the American ambassador to Ukraine should be fired because of her association with Democrats, the officer plans to tell impeachment investigators on Wednesday. The officer, Catherine M. Croft, will testify that she “documented” multiple calls …

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GOP House Rep Admits He Hasn’t Attended “Secret” Hearings Or Read Testimony Despite Being Authorized

Law & Crimes reports: One of the complaints you’ll hear the most from Republican lawmakers is that the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is behind closed doors and not accessible to all of them (recall the storming of the SCIF). But one of the GOP lawmakers who actually is eligible to be in the room for depositions, as he is a Foreign …

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House Dems Release Text Of Impeachment Resolution

NBC News reports: House Democrats released on Tuesday text of the resolution that will detail their procedures as they move forward with the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The House is expected to vote Thursday on the resolution. The expected vote and release of the resolution language comes as pressure grows on Democrats to make the impeachment inquiry more …

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GOP Rep Flips Out At Impeachment Question [VIDEO]

CNN reports: In contentious interviews with CNN’s Manu Raju, two House Republicans struggled to defend President Trump when pressed about whether it was okay for him to ask a foreign country to investigate the Bidens. Rep. Mark Amodei, who at first publicly supported impeachment before walking the announcement back, repeatedly refused to answer questions about the substance of Trump’s now-infamous …

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Collins Won’t Sponsor Anti-Impeachment Resolution

Talking Points Memo reports: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said on Monday that she won’t co-sponsor the Senate’s resolution condemning the House impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. “I have been critical of the House not holding a vote to authorize the inquiry but the House determines its own procedures,” Collins said. The Maine Republican said she hasn’t decided what her …

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Top Bolton Aide Won’t Testify Before House Today

CBS News reports: Charles Kupperman, the deputy to former national security adviser John Bolton, was scheduled to appear before the joint committees carrying out the impeachment inquiry, but according to his attorney, he will not be testifying Monday. Kupperman, who was subpoenaed by committees, has also been told by the White House that he could not appear before the committees. …

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Adam Schiff: John Bolton Will Be An Important Witness

Axios reports: House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on ABC’s “This Week” that he wants former White House national security adviser John Bolton to testify in the Ukraine investigation, but that he assumes the Trump administration will fight House investigators in court to prevent him from appearing. Schiff said, “John Bolton is a very important witness. We already know …

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Schiff: Impeachment Committees Are Moving Rapidly

The Hill reports: The lawmaker leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump said Saturday that Democrats are “making rapid progress” in their investigation into the president’s dealings with Ukraine. “We’re trying to work expeditiously, but we’re also trying to be methodical in our work,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the Intelligence Committee, told reporters in the Capitol. “I think …

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John Kelly: I Warned Trump He’d End Up Impeached If He Replaced Me With Another One Of His “Yes Men”

The Washington Examiner reports: John Kelly warned President Trump that hiring a “yes man” to succeed him as White House chief of staff would lead to impeachment and, in hindsight, regrets his decision to resign. House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into Trump less than a year after Kelly departed the administration. The retired, four-star Marine general suggested the blame …

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Pro-Impeachment Marches Planned For 80+ Cities

Raw Story reports: A coalition of progressive advocacy groups on Friday announced plans for a “historic nationwide mobilization” across the U.S. on the eve of the House’s yet-to-be-scheduled vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets around the country, said the “Nobody Is Above the Law” coalition, …

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All 100 Year-Old Grandma Winnie Wants To Get For Her Birthday Is For “Someone To Impeach This Sucker”

Newsweek reports: Twitter user Mercurial Era celebrated their grandmother Winnie’s birthday on Twitter with a viral clip of the 100-year-old woman holding up a Make America Great Again hat, telling viewers she just “wants someone to impeach this sucker.” The clip has caused “Grandma Winnie” to trend on Twitter with thousands sharing the clip and applauding the grandmother. Many on …

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Graham Backs Trump: This Impeachment Is A Lynching

Mediaite reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) defended Donald Trump’s claim that Democrats are “lynching” him with their impeachment efforts and insisted that black people should not be offended by the president’s use of the term. “I think that’s pretty well accurate. This is a sham. This is a joke,” Graham said on Tuesday while discussing the president’s “lynching” tweet with …

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Dem Impeachment Memo: Keep The Messaging Simple

Axios reports: An internal impeachment polling memo, obtained by Axios, was sent to House Democrats Thursday night. Democrats’ national impeachment polling found “voters back a Democrat who supports an impeachment investigation over a Republican who opposes an impeachment investigation by 11 points.” Part of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s pre-impeachment calculus was thinking about how to protect her most vulnerable members …

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More Trump Officials To Testify In Impeachment Probe

NBC News reports: The fast-moving impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, stemming from the president’s dealings with Ukraine, involves numerous hearings, depositions and subpoenas of present and former top administration officials and other figures — and more than a few presidential tweets. Several Trump administration officials are scheduled to appear for depositions next week as part of the impeachment inquiry, …

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Gallup Poll: 52% Say Trump Should Be Shitcanned

Just in from Gallup Polling: Public opinion on whether Trump should be impeached remains mixed, but Americans now lean slightly more in favor of impeachment and removal from office compared with where they stood in June. Currently, 52% say Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 46% say he should not be. This is roughly the opposite of …

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