Topic: Impeachment

Reports emerging from local media Monday highlight that the motion to impeach Mohamed Muizzu has received 34 signatures of the 56 required so far.

Republican Senator Rand Paul’s bid to question the constitutionality of trying a former president was blocked on a 55-45 vote — one that probably serves as a rough proxy for the eventual verdict.Republican Senator Rand Paul’s bid to question the constitutionality of trying a former president was blocked on a 55-45 vote — one that probably serves as a rough proxy for the eventual verdict.

Statement from Trump's office was issued less than an hour before House Democrats crossed the US Capitol to deliver an article of impeachment against the former president to the Senate.

The symbolic opening of the trial comes as the Senate is still without an agreement on how it will operate with a 50-50 split and Democrats in nominal control.

New evidence has emerged on how Trump was trying to turn federal agencies into puppets to help him subvert democracy, the Constitution & a fair election that he lost.

A Senate trial for Donald Trump, which could begin no sooner than 20 January, risks delaying confirmation of Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees and early legislative initiatives.

Can Donald Trump be put through an impeachment trial even after his term ends? The Constitution doesn't explicitly say so, but the context in which it was written holds some clues.

To a certain extent, Trump's lawlessness provoked Democrats to impeach him. But more than that it was because he alienated almost everyone in the political system.

Although Trump is unlikely to be convicted in the Senate or forced out of office before Biden is inaugurated on 20 January, a second impeachment would further stain his presidency.

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pence said the 25th Amendment is not a means of punishment or usurpation and invoking it in such a manner would set a terrible precedent.