In a whipsaw week of political theater that saw Democrats unveil and approve articles of impeachment against President Trump, five of our reporters break down what happened – and what didn’t
In the run-up to this week’s unveiling of articles, Democrats left their options open. They gave every indication that they were strongly considering addressing, head-on, volume two of the Mueller report — whether it would come in the form of a separate article on obstruction of justice, or just a few passing references to the allegations. Progressives wanted to go big, charging Trump not only with obstruction of justice but also emoluments violations.
How many crossover votes do you expect on the House floor — Democrats voting no and Republicans voting yes?I try not to be in the predicting business, but since you asked… There are two House Democrats who are almost certain to vote against the articles: Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey. As my colleagues Sarah Ferris and John Bresnahan, Democratic leaders expect no more than six members of their caucus to defect.
He comes across as fixated and frustrated, but that’s not entirely surprising. One thing that has raised my eyebrows is that Trump still gives no indication of personally changing his view that Russia is more friend than foe. This week, he welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the Oval Office. I asked Lavrov afterward if he believes Trump is a reliable partner for the Kremlin.
that when Giuliani returned from a fact-finding mission to Ukraine last week, Trump called him as his plane was still taxiing down the runway and asked him: “‘What did you get?’”It will be quick, and Trump will avoid conviction, with all Republicans lining up to support him.So glad you’ve asked. We here at POLITICO have been keeping tabs on exactly this question, and thisthat remains very much a live-action document reflects my latest calculation on how the conviction vote will go.
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