Who in the federal government then continued Clinton’s efforts after the 2016 election to disrupt and indeed attempt to destroy the Trump transition and presidency?
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His Foes ‘Vicious’ and ‘Genius’ in Impeachment, Trump Tells Supporters
President Donald Trump, throwing what he called a “celebration” Thursday at the White House, said the nation could have accomplished more by now if not for the time put into his impeachment and legal defense.
Read MoreCommentary: Romney’s Discreditable, Dishonest Vote
What an unexpected sorbet Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) served up on Wednesday afternoon. After the shambles of the Democrats in Iowa; the president, during the State of the Union, shoving into the faces of the Democrats a cream pie in the form of his overwhelming policy successes; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s tearing up of Trump’s speech at the podium in a demonic state of petulance; and the final collapse and disposal of the most inane official assault on the presidency in its history in the impeachment vote, Romney seems to have had an out-of-body freak-out.
Read MoreNeverTrumper Mitt Romney Voted for Trump’s Impeachment Conviction
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, said Wednesday he voted to convict President Donald Trump of abusing his presidential power, even as the full Senate exonerated Trump on two articles of impeachment.
Read MoreOhio Senators Voted Along Party Lines in the Impeachment Trial
Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman announced their decision on why they voted the way they did during Wednesday’s historic Senate impeachment vote. As expected, these senators’ decisions went along party lines. Brown, a Democrat, said “yes” to articles of impeachment, and Portman, a Republican, said “no” to…
Read MoreACQUITTED: The Senate Votes to Acquit President on Both Articles 52-48 and 53-47
In an historic vote Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Trump on both Articles of Impeachment.
Falling far short of the necessary two-thirds majority needed to expel a sitting president, Trump was acquitted 52-48 on the House of Representatives’ Article One charge of “abuse of power.” The President was acquitted on the Article Two charge of “Obstruction of Congress” by a vote of 53-47.
Read MoreCommentary: Pulling the Plug on Democrats’ Life Support
On Wednesday the Democratic Party is scheduled to be removed from the life support system that has sustained it these past four years: the fraudulently and almost certainly illegally confected condition of Donald Trump being under a legal and ethical cloud.
Read MoreAnalysis: Associated Press Twists the Facts About Democrats’ Impeachment of Trump
During the throes of the Senate impeachment trial, the Associated Press has published a fact check that claims President Trump is giving a “false account” and making “distorted statements” about “the circumstances that got him impeached.” This AP article is riddled with unsubstantiated assertions, gross mischaracterizations, and blatant falsehoods. Furthermore, dozens of news outlets are carrying the AP story, thus multiplying the reach of its misinformation.
Read MoreGary Peters Accuses President of ‘Unprecedented Cover Up’ in Announcing Support for Removal
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) announced Tuesday that he will vote in favor of removing President Donald Trump from office when the Senate impeachment trial comes to a close Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreMemphis-Area Congressman Cites the ‘Fine People’ Hoax, Announces He Will Boycott the State of the Union… Again
Leftist firebrand Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) announced Monday he would not be attending Tuesday’s State of the Union address because, he said, President Trump “not worthy of the dignity and respect accorded to his predecessors.”
Read MoreTrump Impeachment Trial: Forceful Closing Arguments for Conviction and Acquittal
House Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump and his defense team offered forceful closing arguments Monday at his Senate trial, even as his acquittal remains all but certain.
Congressman Adam Schiff, the lead House manager prosecuting Trump on two articles of impeachment, passionately implored the 100 members of the Senate acting as jurors, “We have proven Donald Trump guilty. Now, do impartial justice and convict him.”
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Raised $1.4 Million in Fourth Quarter After Taking Role in Trump’s Defense
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) significantly outraised many of his colleagues in Ohio’s congressional delegation during the final quarter of 2019, including both of the state’s U.S. senators.
Read MoreCommentary: Failure of the Democrats’ Bloodless Assassination Attempt
This most absurd and irresponsible of all assaults on the presidency in America’s rich history of low political chicanery is now down to a desperate gamble by the Democrats.
Read MoreCrom Carmichael Predicts Lisa Murkowski Will Follow Her Vote ‘No’ for More Witnesses With a Vote to Acquit
Live from Nashville, Tennessee Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.– Leahy and Carmichael discussed who wold vote for witnesses in the Senate trial and what the consequences would be.
Read MoreUS Senate Resumes Questioning in Trump Impeachment Trial
The U.S. Senate on Thursday held a final day of questioning President Donald Trump’s defense team and the House lawmakers prosecuting his impeachment case, as a decision looms about allowing witnesses.
Read MoreABUSE OF POWER: Taxpayer Funded University of Tennessee Law Professors Urge Senators Alexander and Blackburn to Vote for Witnesses in Effort to Take Down President Trump
On Thursday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Michael Patrick Leahy was joined in studio by Carol Swain to discuss the misuse of taxpayer funds in an effort to aid in the impeachment of President Trump.
Read MoreSen. Lamar Alexander Says ‘No’ to Impeachment Witnesses
In a statement released late Thursday, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said he will vote against having witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Alexander was one of four Republican senators that Democrats were trying to convince to support extending impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate for at least another week in order to call the witnesses the House of Representatives failed to prior to delivering Articles of Impeachment two weeks ago.
Read MoreSen. Lamar Alexander’s Vote Looms Large in Determining if Senate Will Have Impeachment Witnesses
Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander could play a key role in deciding if witnesses will be called during the Senate impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump.
Read MoreLev Parnas Gave Congress the Contents of His iPhone, Including His Searches on Sex Hookup Websites
Among the trove of iPhone records that Lev Parnas recently gave Congress to help in the impeachment of President Donald Trump are the Soviet-born businessman’s porn files, as well as searches on a sex hookup website shut down by the Justice Department, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of the files.
Read MoreCommentary: Shut Down This Tiring Farce
The next step in the impeachment of the president needs to be considered in both its legal and political aspects.
Read MoreCrom Carmichael: President’s Defense Team Presents Facts of Why Subpoenas Were not Acknowledged by the White House
Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined in studio by all-star panelist Crom Carmichael.
During the second hour, Carmichael explained what he witnessed on Saturdays’ statements made by Trump’s legal counsel in the Senate trial. He explained how it made clear the reasoning for not complying with Nadler’s subpoenas and differentiated the matter of fact strategy compared to that of a more personal and emotional testimony by the Democrats.
Read MoreThe Battleground State Report: Lamar Alexander’s Impeachment Votes Under Scrutiny
On Friday morning’s Battleground State Report with Michael Patrick Leahy and Doug Kellett, Leahy discussed how the impeachment process would play out with the four key Republicans who may vote for witnesses.
Read MoreSteve Bannon on Witnesses at Impeachment Trial: ‘Let’s Have A Throwdown’
In a special interview Monday on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by good friend and former Breitbart colleague Steve Bannon, who discussed the latest events in the U.S. Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Read MoreCommentary: A Copious Compendium of Adam Schiff’s Lies
With the establishment media in a disgusting bromance with Democrat impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff, we thought we’d wrap-up the first few days of the impeachment farce – we mean Senate trial – by collecting as many of Schiff’s lies as we could find into one well-sourced document.
Read MoreViewership Plummets for Impeachment Efforts
According to Breitbart, “The Senate’s impeachment trial’s opening arguments drew 2.8 million fewer television viewers since the House began their own hearings in November, Nielsen ratings data show.”
Read MoreJim Jordan Says Impeachment Case Nothing But ‘Presumptions, Assumptions, and Hearsay’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), a member of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, said the Democrats’ case for removing the president from office amounts to nothing more than “presumptions, assumptions, and hearsay.”
Read MoreGOP Leaders Hit Nadler for Holding Up a Ban on Fentanyl During Impeachment Trial
Republican Oregon Rep. Greg Walden believes House Democrats’ “obsession” with impeaching President Donald Trump is distracting them from passing a temporary ban on fentanyl substances.
Read MoreSen. Marsha Blackburn Provides First Hand Account of Impeachment Trial in Senate: An Attempted Democrat Power Grab ‘To Get Control of the White House’
In a special interview Thursday on the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy welcomed U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn to the show to talk about the current impeachment process now in the Senate.
Read MoreTennessee, Ohio and 19 Other Republican State AGs Ask the Senate to Reject the House’s Impeachment Attempt
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, along with 20 other Republican attorneys general, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Wednesday asking them to dismiss the impeachment attempt of President Donald Trump.
Read MoreCommentary: Without Any Crimes Cited, the Impeachment of President Trump Is Doomed for Failure in the Senate
“House Democrats settled on two flimsy Articles of Impeachment that allege no crime or violation of law whatsoever—much less ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors,’ as required by the Constitution… [T]he terminology of “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” makes clear that an impeachable offense must be a violation of established law. The Impeachment Clause did not confer upon Congress a roving license to make up new standards of conduct for government officials and to permit removal from office merely on a conclusion that conduct was ‘bad’ if there was not an existing law that it violated.”
Read MoreAdam Schiff Reportedly Released False Information in Ukraine Probe
Rep. Adam Schiff released inaccurate information last week regarding a text message between Rudy Giuliani and a former associate concerning Ukraine-related matters, according to a news report.
Read MoreCommentary: The Effect of the Trump Impeachment on Our Republic
With the attempt to impeach Donald Trump, the United States of America has come to a decisive point in its history.
Read MoreTrump Impeachment Trial Begins With Debate on Rules
WASHINGTON – The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump began in full Tuesday in the U.S. Senate, with a spirited debate over the rules governing the third such trial in U.S. history over whether a president should be ousted from the White House for allegedly violating his oath of office.
Read MoreIOWA: Attorney Jim Larew Talks Senate Presidential Candidate Commitment to Impeachment Trial and Campaign Effects
In a special interview, Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Michael Patrick Leahy spoke with good friend and Iowa attorney Jim Larew about the current front runners in the 2020 Democratic presidential race.
Read MoreTrump Lawyers: President Did ‘Absolutely Nothing Wrong’ on Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday assailed the impeachment case against him as a “dangerous perversion of the Constitution,” asserting he did “absolutely nothing wrong” in pressing Ukraine to launch investigations to benefit himself politically.
Read MoreRand Paul Says He Fears Republicans Won’t Let Trump ‘Choose His Witnesses’ in Impeachment Trial
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he’s worried that his fellow Republican senators will block testimonies from the witnesses President Donald Trump wants called in his impeachment trial, Paul told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday.
Read MoreCommentary: This Tawdry Impeachment Spectacle Must Run Its Course
As far as can be determined, the question of whether the Senate should conduct a trial or dismiss the spurious articles of impeachment as unworthy of trial by vote of the majority, is being addressed as a matter of President Trump’s political convenience.
Read MoreTrump Taps Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr for Impeachment Trial Defense
President Donald Trump added two big name attorneys to his legal counsel for next week’s Senate impeachment trial hearings.
Read MoreJeff Webb Applauds Blackburn After She Asked Four Democratic Senators Seeking the White House to Recuse Themselves From Senate Impeachment Trial
Jeff Webb, founder and chairman of The New American Populist (TNAP), praised Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) after she asked the four Democratic senators running for president to recuse themselves from the Senate’s impeachment hearings.
Read MoreRep. Green Calls Out House Democrat Impeachment Managers Who Wanted to Remove President Trump Even Before Filing of Whistleblower Complaint
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN-07) called the 28-day impeachment delay “unprecedented” and called out six of the seven impeachment managers who wanted to remove President Donald Trump before the whistleblower complaint was ever filed.
Read MoreNeil McCabe: Slow Moving Articles of Impeachment May Head to Senate by Next Week
In a weekly interview on The Tennessee Star Report Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast live Tuesday morning on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy welcomed One America News Network’s Washington Correspondent Neil McCabe to the program.
Read MoreUS House Set to Vote Wednesday to Send Impeachment Charges to Senate
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House of Representatives will vote Wednesday to send official impeachment charges to the Senate, bringing the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s historical impeachment trial one step closer to reality.
Read MoreCommentary: A ‘Fair’ Senate Impeachment Trial Is Exactly What Democrats Are Afraid Of
On January 7, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wrote her Democratic colleagues to explain her strategy and to respond to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) announcement that he would not negotiate impeachment trial procedures with the House. Instead, McConnell simply plans to use the procedures employed in the Clinton impeachment
Read MorePelosi Caves: House to Transmit Impeachment Articles Next Week
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appears to gave buckled under pressure and has finally agreed to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate, Fox News is reporting.
Read MoreCommentary: House Democrats Are Terrified to Submit Impeachment Articles to the Senate
“If the House ever musters the courage to stand behind their slapdash work product and transmit their impeachment to the Senate, it will be time for the United States Senate to fulfill our founding purpose. [But] [w]e can’t hold a trial without the articles. The Senate’s own rules don’t provide for that. So, for now, we are content to continue the ordinary business of the Senate while House Democrats continue to flounder. For now.”
Read MorePelosi: House to Vote This Week to Limit Trump’s Military Actions on Iran
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the House would vote on a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trump’s military actions regarding Iran, stating that concerns about the administration’s strategy and decisions were not addressed in a briefing with lawmakers.
Read MoreFormer Marine Announces Campaign for Angie Craig’s Seat
A former Marine Corps officer announced his candidacy Wednesday for the Republican endorsement to take on Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District.
Read MoreSen. Blackburn Files Resolution to Update Senate Rules to Dismiss Democrats’ Delayed Impeachment Charges
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a resolution Monday to update Senate rules to allow a motion to dismiss articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for lack of prosecution. The resolution, which calls for immediate action on an impeachment, is available here.…
Read MoreCommentary: There Is No Clever Democratic Impeachment Strategy
We are now approaching three weeks since the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on December 18. After passing the articles of impeachment that identified no actual crimes, congressional Democrats scattered all over D.C., celebrating in posh restaurants and ritzy bars.
Read MoreTrump Lawyer Giuliani Says He Would Testify at President’s Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON – Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and a key figure in pressing Ukraine to launch investigations to benefit Trump politically, says he would testify at the president’s looming impeachment trial and do whatever he can to see him acquitted.
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