.@RepJeffries: "Doing the right thing and being constant to our principles requires a love of moral courage that is difficult, but by no means impossible," as shown by the many public servants who spoke up against Trump's corrupt abuses of power. pic.twitter.com/oPqByNj1xE — The Moscow Project (@moscow_project) February 3, 2020 …
Impeachment Trial
Ethics, Impeachment Trial, Religion, U.S. Senate
Chaplain Reminds the Senate
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, History, Impeachment Trial
Every Completed Senate Impeachment Trial in American History Has Had New Witnesses
by JOHN ADAMS •
An analysis from the Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington reveals that every impeachment trial completed in the Senate’s 231 year history has featured witnesses who had not testified in the House: Every impeachment trial completed in the Senate’s 231 year history has featured witnesses who had not testified in the House, according to…
Foreign Affairs, Impeachment, Impeachment Trial, Trump
‘What John Bolton Knows’
by JOHN ADAMS •
From the New York Times, The Daily podcast discusses ‘What John Bolton Knows’: A firsthand account by John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, directly linked President Trump to a quid pro quo in the Ukraine affair, undercutting a central plank of the defense’s argument. What could that mean for the final phase of…
Impeachment Trial, Law, Trump
Selected Remarks of Rep. Adam Schiff before the United States Senate, 1.24.20
by JOHN ADAMS •
?? Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., noted at the impeachment trial for President Donald Trump on Jan. 24 how consuming the impeachment proceedings have been. “I don’t know about you, but I’m tired. I’m exhausted, but I’m also deeply grateful” for the senators’ consideration of the Democrats’ point of view, Schiff said at the top of…
Impeachment Trial, Law, Trump
Selected Remarks of Rep. Adam Schiff before the United States Senate, 1.23.20
by JOHN ADAMS •
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the lead House impeachment manager, laid out the Democrats’ abuse of power case against President Donald Trump during the second day of oral arguments in the Senate impeachment trial. Schiff starts by mentioning the president’s tweet urging people to “read the transcript” on the July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,…