Tag: Senate Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump

… Ten Ways of Looking at the Impeachment and Acquittal …

... pick a number ... any number ... President Donald Trump was acquitted of the charges brought against him in the impeachment trial this week. The coming months are fateful for our democracy. (With apologies to Wallace Stevens, and in descending order of despair—though, perhaps, ascending order of importance.) 1. Impeachment was, despite it all, … Continue reading … Ten Ways of Looking at the Impeachment and Acquittal … →

…‘The center of the orbit’: Endangered Republicans go all-in on Trump

Senate trial: Senate to vote on Trump impeachment next week A Trial ... With No Witnesses The Senate on Jan. 31 adopted Sen. Mitch McConnell’s resolution to vote on Feb. 3 whether to remove or acquit President Trump on impeachment charges. Many of the most endangered Republicans have concluded that fully embracing President Trump is … Continue reading …‘The center of the orbit’: Endangered Republicans go all-in on Trump →

… The Closing of the Senatorial Mind …

On Day Four of the Trump Impeachment Trial, it was clear that the House Democrats’   case against the President was Not Being Heard. Representative Adam Schiff speaks to the media before the fourth day of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. Each day this week, when the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John … Continue reading … The Closing of the Senatorial Mind … →