By Marisa Schultz | Fox News The White House’s plans for a speedy impeachment trial were thrown into doubt Tuesday with Senate Republicans on Tuesday floating competing proposals on how to deal with new explosive revelations from ex-national security adviser John Bolton — and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell telling Republicans he doesn’t have enough votes to block the calling of impeachment witnesses. […]
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Impeachment isn’t ‘a game of leaks,’ Sekulow argues | Trump impeachment trial
By PBS NewsHour Impeachment “is not a game of leaks and unsourced manuscripts,” President Donald Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow said during the final day of the defense’s opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial. Sekulow’s comments referred to a New York Times report this week that former national security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book indicates […]
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Trump lawyer calls Bolton book ‘inadmissible,’ as defense team wraps impeachment arguments
By Marisa Schultz | Fox News President Trump’s legal team argued John Bolton’s book manuscript should be “inadmissible” in the impeachment trial and urged an immediate acquittal as they wrapped up arguments before senators on Tuesday. Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow said senators should not pry the trial wide open to new evidence in light of the New York Times’ reporting on Bolton’s […]
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Impeachment Trial Live Updates: Dershowitz Takes the Floor
By Jack Phillips The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump starts again on Monday, with Trump’s legal counsel offering arguments for why the president should not be impeached. Refresh for updates. It follows arguments made last week by House managers led by Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.). 7:55 p.m. – Dershowitz Takes the […]
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Republicans call Bolton leak Kavanaugh ‘2.0,’ as publisher denies coordination
By Tyler Olson | Fox News Republican defenders of President Trump on Monday likened 11th-hour revelations in John Bolton’s forthcoming book concerning the matter at the heart of impeachment to the bombshell allegations that surfaced near the end of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation proceedings — as Bolton and his publishers adamantly denied coordinating with the media on the story. […]
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Doug Collins: ‘Selective’ leak from Bolton’s book ‘doesn’t change anything’ in impeachment trial
By Talia Kaplan | Fox News House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., said Monday that a leaked excerpt from former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s forthcoming book “doesn’t change anything” in President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Collins, a Trump impeachment legal team member, was a guest Monday on “America’s Newsroom,” where he also said that he doesn’t think the timing of the leak […]
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Prince Andrew uncooperative in Epstein probe: Officials
By Stephanie Pagones FOXBusiness Federal prosecutors have not heard back from Andrew, the Queen’s second son, despite their request to interview him. Federal law enforcement, including the FBI, are seeking to interview Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, over his alleged ties to now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, officials said Monday. Aaron Katersky✔@aaronlorenz43nKatersky Federal prosecutors and the […]
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce ‘public charge’ immigration restriction
By Shannon Bream, Bill Mears | Fox News The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce, for now, its “public charge” immigration restriction, lifting a pair of preliminary injunctions issued by federal judges. The Monday order followed a 5-4 split vote that divided the court’s conservatives and liberals. At issue is the administration’s rule issued in August that would restrict […]
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Deroy Murdock: Trump Senate trial — Democrat impeachment managers voted AGAINST military aid to Ukraine
By Deroy Murdock | Fox News Democrat House impeachment managers have focused not just on what they call corruption by President Donald J. Trump. They claim further that his 55-day hold on aid to Ukraine jeopardized U.S. national security. “If the president cared about national security, he would not have blocked military assistance to a vulnerable strategic ally in […]
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Mick Mulvaney’s Lawyer Denies Ukraine Claims Reported in John Bolton’s Book
By Jack Phillips A lawyer for White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney pushed back against reports that he was involved in discussions about holding hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations. “John Bolton never informed Mick Mulvaney of any concerns surrounding Bolton’s purported August conversation with the president,” […]
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After Urging Bolton Testimony, Romney Refuses To Say If He Supports Calling Biden, Schiff, Whistleblower As Witnesses
By Madeline Osburn After Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney reiterated his desire to hear testimony from former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday morning, his office would not say whether Romney also supports calls to bring in Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Adam Schiff, or the so-called whistleblower to testify before the Senate. “Senator Romney […]
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Romney, Collins say Bolton claims strengthen case for witnesses in impeachment trial
By Tyler Olson, Jared Halpern | Fox News Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Monday it is more likely other Republicans will vote to hear witness testimony from former National Security Adviser John Bolton as part of impeachment proceedings following reports on new allegations in his forthcoming book — as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, added that the reports strengthened “the case for witnesses.” During a press […]
