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...

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 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 CaliforniaJerry Nadler...