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US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again

Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Makini Brice, Reuetrs
Posted at Feb 14 07:24 AM

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president's role in the deadly assault by his supporters on the US Capitol. Read more »

Trump's impeachment trial starts; constitutional challenge in spotlight

David Morgan and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 10 07:03 AM

Donald Trump's historic impeachment second trial, on a charge of inciting last month's deadly storming of the US Capitol, began on Tuesday, making the Republican the first former US president to be tried in the Senate.   Read more »

Trump refuses to testify in impeachment trial, dubs it 'unconstitutional'

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 07:01 AM

WASHINGTON - Former president Donald Trump refused Thursday to testify in his looming impeachment trial after being called by House prosecutors to give evidence, branding the process "unconstitutional." Read more »

Trump impeachment lawyers leave team: US media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 02:16 PM

Several of former US president Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers have left his team a little over a week before his trial, US media reported Saturday. Read more »

Why Trump's post-presidency perks are safe for the rest of his life

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 12:42 AM

The impeachment proceeding against Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol has fueled speculation online that he could lose some of the benefits extended to former presidents.   Read more »

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 09:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Read more »

Impeachment or the 14th Amendment: Can Trump be barred from future office?

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 07:56 AM

Some U.S. lawmakers have said President Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding political office again following his impeachment on Wednesday for inciting a mob that stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Read more »

Trump urges Americans to be 'united' but doesn't mention impeachment

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 14 09:15 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged Americans to be "united" and avoid violence in his first comments after being impeached Wednesday -- while avoiding any mention of impeachment at all. Read more »

Donald Trump impeached for second time

David Morgan and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 14 06:45 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday made Donald Trump the first U.S. president ever to be impeached twice, formally charging him with inciting an insurrection in a vote held a week after a violent mob of his supporters besieged the Capitol. Read more »

Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege

Richard Cowan and Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 02:52 PM

Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, 2 days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breached the US Capitol. Read more »