Donald Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial
Former US president Donald Trump is set to stand trial on the week of February 8 on a charge that he incited the riot inside the US Capitol. Associated Press
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Former US president Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said on January 30. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.
Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, both South Carolina lawyers, have left the defense team in what one person described as a “mutual decision” that reflected a difference of opinion on the direction of the case.
put in the articles of impeachment as the deadline loo looms. nancy pelosi recalls another thing from other impeachment. people say, this doesn t rise to the level of impeachment. they wanted to impeach bill clinton for doing something stupid. i loved him. i think he was a good president. a pivotal week ahead in the trump impeachment process. today by 5:00 p.m., the white house must decide if its lawyers will take part in house impeachment proceedings. the next hearing is set for monday. plus key lawmakers and key staff staying in town over the weekend to draft the articles of impeachment over the president. what should be in them is still the subject of internal democratic debate. there are new questions today about whether democrats got all the facts right in that intelligence committee report that is the backbone of their impeachment case. not one congressional republican
inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics. i m john king. to our viewers in the united states and around the world, thank you for sharing your sunday. the trump impeachment process now in a new chapter. democrats must decide the specific charges they will frent to the full house and there is a debate among them about how many articles of impeachment should be drafted, about whether to make it a broad or more narrow case, alleging presidential corruption and abuse of power. this is thanksgiving week in the united states and the current plan is to finish the house impeachment process by christmas, so giant decisions and giant votes loom in the next 30 days. the current math not in dispute. house democrats have the votes to impeach. the president has the votes to avoid senate conviction. the basic facts also are not in dispute. 12 witnesses over two weeks of public hearings painted a very damning picture.