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The Democrats knew impeachment was a political risk, but they put country over party – unlike Republicans. They should embrace that message The outcome of the Senate “trial” of impeached president Donald Trump was known from the start, but the whole charade was still yet another shock to the US democratic system. Not the expected […] More
Newspapers say the Senate impeachment trial has seriously damaged democracy Trump acquittal – live updates The international media were scathing in their verdict on Donald Trump’s acquittal in his Senate trial, portraying it as a bitter charade that would allow the president to continue his onslaught on American democracy – with potential global consequences. Germany’s […] More
The US senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer both held press conferences after the Senate acquitted Donald Trump on two impeachment charges. Schumer, the Democratic Senate minority leader, said Americans knew that ‘this was one of the largest cover-ups in the history of our nation’, while McConnell, the Republican Senate majority leader, warned the House […] More
The impeachment process has left the president seemingly in a more powerful position – but some experts believe Democrats ‘had to do it’ Donald Trump’s acquittal brought to an end a battle that the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, never wanted in the first place – and which could pose future problems for the Democratic party […] More
It was the third time in US history that a president has been put on a trial in such a way – and Republicans and Democrats were consistent in their votes One by one they rose in the hushed Senate chamber and pronounced the words heard for centuries in courtrooms all over the world: guilty, […] More
The Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of both articles of impeachment. Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts read the final votes on both articles of impeachment. He said: “The Senate having tried Donald John Trump, President of the United States, upon two Articles of Impeachment exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, and two-thirds of […] More
The Republican-controlled senate collectively shrugged in the face of Trump’s crimes. So much for checks and balances The acquittal of Donald Trump reminds us once again of the fragility of American democracy. The failure of impeachment along blatantly partisan lines means that the crucial barriers protecting us from authoritarianism cannot be relied on. The fate […] More
A Democratic victory on election day should free us from the chaos of the Trump presidency. But that is far from guaranteed By all measures, the president was a malicious demagogue with a “taste for public performance”, reviled for his “swaggering vanity”. Many considered him incompetent and unfit for office; some called him mad. He […] More
