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Trump ‘singularly responsible’ for Capitol assault, should be convicted: House
Feb 03, 2021 09:40The House of Representatives impeachment managers have filed a lengthy pretrial brief, saying former US President Donald Trump was “singularly responsible” for the assault on the Capitol last month and that he should be convicted.
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Biden admin insists on Iran’s full compliance for return to JCPOA
Feb 03, 2021 03:09The administration of newly-elected US President Joe Biden has expressed contradictory remarks about its return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying Tehran must make the first move and resume full compliance before Washington will be ready to rejoin the pact.
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Donald Trump hires new impeachment defense team after lead lawyers quit
Feb 02, 2021 17:12Donald Trump has named new lawyers to lead the defense at his impeachment trial in the Senate next week on the charge that he unleashed a deadly insurrection upon the US Capitol on 6 January. The announcement comes just a day after his previous team fell apart.
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Trump parts ways with five lawyers handling impeachment defense
Feb 02, 2021 17:03Former US President Donald J. Trump has abruptly parted ways with five lawyers handling his impeachment defense, just over a week before the Senate trial is set to begin, people familiar with the situation said on recently.
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US Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot, but not by them
Feb 01, 2021 12:31With the impeachment trial for former US President, Donald Trump set to begin on February 9, Senate Republicans are criticizing him without doing anything about his actions, hoping to put distance between themselves and the former president without casting any votes that could cause a backlash from Trump and his fervent supporters. Many say something should be done about what Trump did – but just not by them.
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Republican leaders to meet with Marjorie Taylor Greene amid calls for removal
Feb 01, 2021 12:26Republican Party leaders will meet with extremist Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene next week as an ongoing crisis over her racist and bizarre political views continues to roil American politics.
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At least 30,000 GOP voters have left the party since the Capitol breach
Feb 01, 2021 12:23Since the attack on the United States Capitol building by a mob of loyalists to former President Donald Trump, tens of thousands of voters who were previously registered as members of the Republican Party have changed their affiliation away from the GOP.
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Trump hires two controversial lawyers for his impeachment trial
Feb 01, 2021 05:31Former US President Donald Trump has announced he had two new lawyers to lead the legal team for his second impeachment after his top lawyers left him just days before his trial is to begin.
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New government report details how Trump failed COVID-19 response 'across the board'
Jan 31, 2021 16:07A government agency known as the "congressional watchdog" has issued a new report recently shedding more light on the Trump administration's failed response to the raging coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers days before trial
Jan 31, 2021 05:52Donald Trump’s top impeachment lawyers have left the former Republican president’s defense team just days before his trial is to begin, sources say.