Donald trump impeachment

Pardoning Donald Trump would be the perfect way to culminate this painful moment and start healing America’s soul, while expanding President Biden’s power to strengthen America’s body, too. Finally, Trump’s “American carnage” is yielding to Biden’s “American carnival” — dynamic, diverse and, alas, occasionally grotesque. Beyond urging all Americans “to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature” and “stop treating our opponents as our enemies,” Joe Biden would do what great presidents do: restore the invisible presidency to its former glory and lead by example, uniting by healing, not demonizing, others. … [Read more...] about Why Joe Biden should pardon Donald Trump

"The irony in all of this...is that the same people that were complaining and screaming about the president being silenced on Twitter want to silence a dissenting voice within our own party," Mace told Meet the Press on Sunday. "I find that very hypocritical and very disappointing. We should embrace dissension and debate.... I support Liz Cheney." … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney Urges GOP to Unite to ‘Fight’ Democrats’ Policies After Trump Impeachment Vote

Put simply, if conventional Republicans were capable of dictating ideological terms to their base, Trump never would have been president. The mogul earned the affection of the Republican rank and file through his unequivocal opposition to immigration, willingness to affirm their most conspiratorial suspicions about Barack Obama, and, above all, his status as a fellow conservative-media super-consumer. The durability of that affection is reflected not only in Trump’s poll numbers but also in the posture of the House GOP. In the Senate, Republicans are relatively insulated from their primary voters by six-year terms and, in many cases, a level of name recognition and in-state clout that they’ve built up over decades. But every Republican in the House had to face their base in 2020 and will again in 2022. This divergence is almost certainly a major reason why a majority of House Republicans objected to the certification of the 2020 results, even as only eight of their Senate … [Read more...] about Trump Won’t Start a Third Party — But He Might Break the GOP

In the final days of Trump's presidency, Republicans argued that impeaching a president who has already left office would not only be constitutionally questionable but would only serve to further divide a country following a bitter election and transition period. … [Read more...] about White House pressed on Biden’s unity message amid Trump impeachment push

Moore spent several weeks warning Democrats that the enthusiasm of voters backing Trump for a second term in the White House was immeasurably high. He noted in late December that a Trump victory could be likely given the support he still carried in the Midwest. … [Read more...] about Michael Moore predicts Donald Trump’s ‘imprisonment’ during farewell address