In the US, we have this idea there are two political parties. There are the democrats and republicans, liberal and conservatives, elites and working-class, socialists and capitalists, big government and small government, and on, and on. The 2016 election brought this to the foreground more than ever before. We had two choices, a long-time politician, full of dirty laundry, but with a lot of experience; and a new-comer, full of dirty laundry and with many new ideas and cavalierism. The good vs evil, or evil vs good. The...

The outcome most expected, and I personally dreaded, has materialized. Trump, only the 3rd President in the history of the US to be formally impeached, was charged with two crimes, abuse of power and obstruction of congress, was acquitted. On the latter, Trump was acquitted straight through party-lines, with 53 votes (Republicans) for acquittal and 47 for conviction. However, the former, the article on abuse of power, though Trump was still acquitted, one Republican broke party lines and voted to convict Trump, Mitt Romney. The vote on abuse...

If the impeachment of Donald Trump seemed almost certain at the end of last year, his acquittal seems equally so. On Friday, the Republican-led senate voted 51 to 49 not to call witnesses. Until Friday, there had been some murmuring that McConnell didn't have the votes to block witnesses from testifying. However, by the end of the day, the two outstanding Republican senators he needed, namely Sen. Lamar Alexander and Sen. Lisa Murkowski both decided to vote against the motion to call witnesses. The rationale they gave so...

I feel this must have been said many times before, and yet, why does it appear that we, our generation, always seemingly live in the most interesting of times? Why? I'm not sure if I'm right or not, but I can tell you that in the trial of the Impeachment of Donald Trump, the arguments presented by his defense are the most interesting, strangest, and least anchored in reality I have ever heard. Of particular note is Alan Dershowitz's, who yesterday argued that a quid pro quo cannot...

The trial in the Impeachment of Donal Trump continues, as opening statements from the prosecution, and the defense, have concluded. The next step in the trial is the questioning phase from Senators. As we discussed before, the questions must be submitted in writing and the jurors, senators, will have 16 hours in which to submit them. Earlier in the week, after Bolton's upcoming book manuscript was leaked, it seemed the possibility of first-hand witnesses, Bolton being one of them, would indeed materialize. On Monday and Tuesday, the issue...

The prosecution in the trial of the Impeachment of Donald Trump, has concluded. The evidence presented was of no surprise for those who have been following the impeachment. I originally thought the defense would take place on Monday, but I was wrong. The defense began today. This means the defense attorneys may reach final statements on Monday or Tuesday of next week. The defense is basically down to the following: There was crime, since abuse of power is not a crime. The democrats are after Trump since 2016...

In a recent interview, Parnas said that every time Trump claimed he didn't know him, Parnas would release a photo with the two together to prove it. This is not a photo, but actual video of Parnas being invited to the White House a Trump Hotel to dine with the President. The video is lengthy, but at around minute 40, you can hear Trump give the order about Mrs. Yovanovitch. https://youtu.be/SFEWB3oKh5c?t=2521 There are so many things wrong with Trump's presidency that I cannot even get started. But the...

The second day of the trial of the Impeachment of Donald Trump concluded yesterday with very few surprises. The impeachment managers, the prosecution, took to the floor to make their case for the removal of the President. The day concluded with very few surprises. Today marked the first day of the actual trial, as the first day was spent agreeing (or disagreeing) on the rules. The impeachment managers have 24 hours in which to make their case and having used 8 of those 24 hours leaves them with...

The first day of the trial of the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump went into the early hours of the following day. The day after MLK, the senate returned from the holiday to begin the trial. The first step, after the swearing-in, which happened last week, was to agree on the rules of trial. These rules dictate everything, from the length of time each side can state their case, to the how long the jurors (senate members) have to ask questions, to whether or not witness can be...

After much anticipation, the articles of impeachment have been sent over to the senate for a trial. The house of representatives voted, last night, to send the articles of impeachment to the senate, and today they were delivered. Chief Justice will preside over the trial and will swear in the jurors, the senate, today. The trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday the 21st of January and will be prosecuted by the following 7 managers from the house of representatives: Adam Schiff, the lead manager, of California Jerry...