Daily Archives: Tue, Feb 9th, 2021

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GOP Lawmaker Claims The U.S. Capitol Attack Was An Anti-Trump Hoax

A top Michigan lawmaker was caught on tape calling last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol a “hoax” that was “staged” by critics of Donald Trump. According to the Detroit Metro Times, “Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey suggested the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a ‘hoax’ perpetuated by opponents…

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Report: Trump Spent the Day Fuming Over his Legal Team’s Impeachment Trial Performance

Tuesday saw the opening of the 2nd impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The Democratic impeachment managers started by arguing against Trump. The arguments were well received, with multiple Republican senators complimenting the performance. Then came Donald Trump’s lawyers. Bruce Castor went first and was a total disaster. Trump ally Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax that he…

Schumer says public pressure is getting to McConnell
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Schumer: Dems Are Moving “Full Steam Ahead” on Covid Relief as Impeachment Trial Begins

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats are moving “full steam ahead” on Covid-19 relief even as the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins, pushing back against any assertion that his party can’t balance two priorities at once. “To the pundits who said we can’t do both at once, we say…

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Senator Mazie Hirono Suggests Most GOP Senators Would Vote to Convict Trump Via Secret Ballot

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) suggested that most Republican senators would vote to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection against Congress if the vote were done via secret ballot. The Senate needs two-thirds of the chamber––67 senators––to convict Trump, which means Democrats would need 17 Republicans to cross the aisle. Thus far, it…

Trump Lansing rally
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Impeachment Managers Will Make “Violent Crime” Case Against Trump

House impeachment managers who will prosecute former President Donald Trump‘s impeachment are prepared to make arguments akin to a “violent crime” case, according to aides who spoke to reporters about impeachment trial mechanics. “It’ll be more like a violent crime criminal prosecution, because that is what it is,†one of the advisers said. “It will…

Trump Press Conference Mail In Voting Meltdown
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Trump Impeachment Prosecutors Will Use New Evidence

Senior aides have confirmed that the prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will use new evidence against him. The aides say it is possible Republican senators who have otherwise expressed hesitation over convicting Trump for inciting an insurrection against Congress would be likely to convict based on this new evidence. “Once they see…

Trump Biden Town Hall
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Poll: As Impeachment Trial Begins, Most Americans Favor Convicting Trump

Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins today and according to a CBS/YouGov poll released earlier this morning, most Americans favor convicting him for inciting an insurrection against Congress. The poll found 56 percent favor convicting Trump and the same percentage believe Trump encouraged the violence that resulted in his supporters storming the Capitol, an…

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