Impeachment – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

‘We’ve opened Pandora’s Box’: Graham floats idea of impeaching Kamala Harris if Republicans retake House

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021By Editor

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) may have voted against impeaching Donald Trump, but he seems open to holding Vice President Kamala Harris to the same standard after the 2022 midterms. … Read More >‘We’ve opened Pandora’s Box’: Graham floats idea of impeaching Kamala Harris if Republicans retake House

USA

Trump impeachment is ‘constitutionally flawed’ & Capitol riot was ‘pre-planned’ – lawyers

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

Ex-president Donald Trump’s lawyers have eviscerated the impeachment charge against him, accusing Democrats of conducting “no investigation” of the raid and claiming Capitol rioters already had plans to swarm the building. … Read More >Trump impeachment is ‘constitutionally flawed’ & Capitol riot was ‘pre-planned’ – lawyers

World

Like Biden banning Fox: Ukraine’s embattled president Zelensky cracks down on opposition TV channels, sparking impeachment battle

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021By Editor

In a move that has sparked concern for freedom of speech in the country, Ukraine’s embattled president has clamped down on eight opposition-owned media outlets, with tough new rules taking away their broadcasting rights. … Read More >Like Biden banning Fox: Ukraine’s embattled president Zelensky cracks down on opposition TV channels, sparking impeachment battle

USA

Horn-wearing ‘QAnon Shaman’ charged over Capitol riot says he’s willing to testify at impeachment trial, feels ‘betrayed’ by Trump

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

The man who showed up to the Capitol riot sporting fur and a horned headdress – known as the “QAnon Shaman” – is willing to testify at ex-president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, his lawyer said. … Read More >Horn-wearing ‘QAnon Shaman’ charged over Capitol riot says he’s willing to testify at impeachment trial, feels ‘betrayed’ by Trump

USA

Rand Paul says Trump impeachment case is ‘DEAD ON ARRIVAL’ after 45 senators support his motion to declare trial unconstitutional

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

Only five Republican senators opposed a motion by colleague Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) to declare Donald Trump’s impeachment trial unconstitutional, signaling that Democrats won’t have enough votes to convict the former president. … Read More >Rand Paul says Trump impeachment case is ‘DEAD ON ARRIVAL’ after 45 senators support his motion to declare trial unconstitutional

USA

Not the First: Who Else Was Impeached After Leaving Office Prior to Trump

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Editor

Submitting his resignation did not protect US Secretary of War William Belknap from being impeached by the House 1876, though he was acquitted as senators later failed to muster the required amount of votes. … Read More >Not the First: Who Else Was Impeached After Leaving Office Prior to Trump

Latin America

Anti-Bolsonaro Motorcades Held in Over Dozen Brazilian Cities – Reports

Posted on January 25, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

Protesters called for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be impeached during the Saturday motorcades organized by opposition movements and trade unions in over a dozen cities, Brazilian media report. … Read More >Anti-Bolsonaro Motorcades Held in Over Dozen Brazilian Cities – Reports

USA

‘QAnon Congresswoman’ files articles of impeachment against US President Joe Biden as ‘unfit & threat to national security’

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021By Editor

A Republican member of the US House of Representatives has filed articles of impeachment against newly inaugurated President Joe Biden, underscoring how the whole process has become politically weaponized. … Read More >‘QAnon Congresswoman’ files articles of impeachment against US President Joe Biden as ‘unfit & threat to national security’

USA

‘It Will Destroy The Party’: Rand Paul Warns Republicans Will Leave if GOP Senators Back Impeachment

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021By Editor

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to impeach US President Donald Trump by 232-197, with 10 Republicans joining the Democrats in support of the outgoing president’s second impeachment for “incitement of insurrection.” Now the question is whether the Senate will convict Trump when the impeachment reaches the upper house. … Read More >‘It Will Destroy The Party’: Rand Paul Warns Republicans Will Leave if GOP Senators Back Impeachment

USA

‘I’m Involved Right Now’: Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Working on Trump’s Senate Impeachment Defence

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021By Editor

Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani had been a central figure in the largely-failed campaign to file lawsuits in attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, based on claims of polling fraud. Sources had earlier claimed Trump was irritated with Giuliani and had not been taking his calls. … Read More >‘I’m Involved Right Now’: Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Working on Trump’s Senate Impeachment Defence