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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 505 days 10 hours 30 minutes
Day 1072: Below average.
1/ Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she is "disturbed" by the coordination between Mitch McConnell and the White House for the Senate impeachment trial. Murkowski said McConnell has "confused the process" by declaring that he is acting in "tota...
Day 1068: Hold off.
1/ A White House budget official directed the Defense Department to "hold off" on sending military aid to Ukraine less than two hours after Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to newly released emails....
Day 1065: "A near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused."
1/ Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is expected to leave his position after the Senate impeachment trial. Trump aides have been circulating a list of replacements and trying to nudge Trump to choose Mulvaney's successor. Rep. Mark M...
Day 1064: Counterpunch.
1/ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't commit to sending the articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate until she sees "the process that is set forth" to ensure a "fair" trial. Democrats have questioned the impartiality of the Senate trial a...
Day 1063: "He gave us no choice."
1/ The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for abusing his power and obstructing congressional investigations, labeling him a threat to national security, recommending his removal from office, and marking him as only the third presiden...
Day 1062: An open war on American Democracy.
1/ Mitch McConnell rejected Democrats requests to have four White House witnesses testify during Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate. McConnell called the request to have Mick Mulvaney, John Bolton, and two others to testify a "strange request...
Day 1061: "Betrayed the nation."
1/ The House Judiciary Committee accused Trump of "multiple federal crimes" and argued that Trump "betrayed the nation by abusing his high office." The 658-page report labels Trump's behavior "both constitutional and criminal in character" and rec...
Day 1058: "No chance."
1/ The House Judiciary Committee voted over Republican objections to advance two articles of impeachment accusing Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In back-to-back votes, the Democratic-controlled committee adopted each charge a...
Day 1057: Crazy.
1/ After more than eight hours of impeachment debate, the House Judiciary Committee has yet to vote on whether to approve articles of impeachment against Trump. Lawmakers have sparred at length over the two articles, including an amendment to remo...
Day 1056: Scum.
1/ The Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation. Horowitz reaffirmed that the investigation was adequately justified despite "several ...