Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he believes Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has “committed impeachable offenses,” but stopped short of backing an impeachment effort. “I mean, it’s inexcusable what he’s done. I believe he’s committed impeachable offenses, but we only have so much time and resources to go after that,”…
The Atlantic
January 13, 2021
Maybe the second time’s the charm.
This afternoon, Donald Trump, the third president in American history to be impeached, became the first to be impeached twice. The House of Representatives voted 232–197 to impeach Trump for inciting the attempted coup on January 6 and for trying to overturn Joe Biden’s election as president. The matter now goes to the Senate, where a trial is unlikely before Biden’s January 20 inauguration. No president has ever been convicted and removed.
Almost exactly a year ago, the nation found itself in a position that was very similar and yet completely different. The Democratic-led House had impeached Trump, but the final result was a foregone conclusion: The Senate, led by Republicans, would quickly bury it and acquit the president. The votes would come almost entirely along party lines. Trump would remain president.
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president told him condition aid to ukraine on investigating bidens are you going to say that he is wrong, that he is lying? look, i know you ve been asking, and others have asked hypothetical questions, let s talk in reality, why don t we look at the three witnesses who fuel actually did testify this week, all three were asked whether it was john rat cliff or chris stewart, did you see any impeachable offenses, did you see bribery, any of that, not one of those things were mentioned, not one person said they saw sir, with all due respect, with all due respect, that very badly mischaracterizes what they said. they were asked, william taylor, for instance, the acting ambassador of ukraine, was asked whether or not those were im peachable offenses and he said i m a fact witness and not there to pass judgment. a tweet following the interview, trump slammed fox