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Amid Impeachment Turmoil, HBO OKs Watergate Series

December 6, 2019 3:58 pm

US cable channel HBO on Thursday green-lit the production of a new limited series based on the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux.

The two actors — HBO veterans — will also executive produce “The White House Plumbers,” which is to be written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, who scripted the network’s award-winning comedy “Veep.”

The announcement comes as Washington is again in the throes of an impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump, some 45 years after Nixon resigned to avoid a certain trial before US lawmakers.

“Veep” alumni David …

Top Democrat Pulls Trigger On Trump Impeachment Articles

December 5, 2019 3:30 pm

Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi gave the green light to draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the president’s abuse of power “leaves us no choice but to act.”

By asking the House Judiciary Committee chairman to draw up the charges, Speaker Pelosi signaled that a formal vote on impeaching the 45th American president is all but assured.

With a majority of the Democratic-controlled chamber already expressing intent to back the divisive procedure, Trump is likely to become just the third president in US history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

“Sadly, but with confidence

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Lawmakers To Consider Drawing Up Trump Impeachment Articles

December 4, 2019 2:36 pm

US lawmakers will start debating whether to draw up articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Wednesday, based on a report detailing “overwhelming evidence” the US president committed misconduct in office and obstruction.

The House Intelligence Committee report published Tuesday accused Trump of subverting national security as he pressured Ukraine for dirt on a Democratic election rival.

Immediately dismissed by the White House as the product of a “one-sided sham process,” the document forms the basis for the House Judiciary Committee to draw up formal charges, or articles of impeachment, in the coming weeks.

Behind closed doors, the Democratic-led panel …

Next Phase Of Trump Impeachment Hearings Set For Dec 4

November 27, 2019 2:48 pm

The House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday it would begin hearings on December 4 in the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, inviting the US president and his lawyer to attend.

Lawmakers in the Democratic-led House of Representatives spent the last two weeks publicly questioning witnesses including White House officials and diplomats over allegations Trump abused the power of his office when he pressured Ukraine to launch investigations that would help him politically.

With that stage complete, chairman Jerry Nadler of the Judiciary Committee, which is tasked with considering whether to draft articles of impeachment against the president, …

Court Says White House Must Comply With Impeachment

November 26, 2019 3:14 pm

Donald Trump’s top aides must comply with subpoenas to appear in the impeachment investigation against the president, a US appeals court judge ruled.

In a case involving former White House counsel Don McGahn, who was subpoenaed in May by the House Judiciary Committee, judge Ketanji Jackson ruled Monday that administration officials cannot claim absolute immunity from testifying based on their closeness to the US leader.

While Jackson ruled specifically on McGahn’s case, she said it had broad application to all current and former presidential aides.

“Presidents are not kings,” Jackson wrote

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Kogi: Why Achuba Is Challenging His Impeachment

Kogi: Why Achuba Is Challenging His Impeachment

November 3, 2019 4:11 am

The emergence of the former Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello as the new Deputy Governor may not have come to many as surprise, just as the recent impeachment of the former Deputy Governor, Chief Simon Achuba was long expected.Onoja was nominated by Governor Bello as his running mate, following his victory at the primary election of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which produced him as its standard bearer for the November governorship election.

No doubt, Chief Edward Onoja would be remembered as one of the most powerful and influential Chiefs of Staff …

US House formalises Trump Impeachment Process

US House Formalises Trump Impeachment Process

October 31, 2019 1:15 pm

Congress formally opened a new, public phase of its presidential investigation Thursday as US lawmakers voted for the first time to advance the impeachment process against Donald Trump.

“Today, the House takes the next step forward as we establish the procedures for open hearings conducted by the House Intelligence Committee so that the public can see the facts for themselves,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said shortly before the vote.

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The chamber voted largely along party lines, 232 to 196, to formalize the process, which also provides for opportunities for Trump’s counsel …

Impeachment: Trump's Top Russia Adviser To Depart

Impeachment: Trump’s Top Russia Adviser To Depart

October 31, 2019 7:14 am

Bolton has been asked to testify on 7 November but it is unclear how he will respond to the invitation. His former deputy Charles Kupperman has asked a court to decide whether he should respond to a congressional subpoena to testify or obey a White House order not to appear.

The acting ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, has testified that Morrison had told him about a conversation between Gordon Sondland, the US envoy to the European Union, and a Zelenskiy aide, Andriy Yermak, in which Sondland said Ukraine would not receive security assistance until an investigation of Burisma was launched. …

US House To Hold First Formal Impeachment Process Vote

US House To Hold First Formal Impeachment Process Vote

October 29, 2019 12:21 pm

The US House of Representatives will hold its first formal vote Thursday on the impeachment enquiry into President Donald Trump, a senior aide said, as Democrats forge ahead with a process that includes public hearings.

The move marks a shift in strategy by Democrats who had insisted for weeks that they did not need a floor vote to proceed with an investigation into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, a posture that angered Republicans who relentlessly attacked the process as unfair.

The chamber will go on record for the first time to “lay out the next steps for the inquiry,” a …

Impeachment Horror Plunges US Into Early Halloween

Impeachment Horror Plunges US Into Early Halloween

October 25, 2019 10:25 am

The calendar says Halloween is still a week away, but impeachment is delivering the horror show early to Washington.

A city renowned for elegant, neo-classical buildings and buttoned-down bureaucrats has become the set for a political slasher movie.

Fighting for political survival before he can even focus on reelection in 2020, President Donald Trump has the leading role.

He denounced anyone in his party who won’t stick by him as “human scum.”

A gang of loyal Republican congress members stormed a secure briefing room to stop a Democratic-led impeachment hearing, claiming that a “Soviet style” process was underway. Then …

President Donald Trump Claims Impeachment Is A ‘Lynching’

President Donald Trump Claims Impeachment Is A ‘Lynching’

October 22, 2019 11:22 am

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday likened the impeachment investigation against him to a “lynching,” a racially charged word from the darkest days of America’s slavery legacy.

There was an immediate backlash to Trump’s tweet in which he claimed that impeachment was unfair and stripping him of his legal rights.

“All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!,” Trump tweeted.

Kristen Clarke, president of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said she was “sickened to see Trump’s gross misappropriation of this term today.”

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Disaster In Kogi As Deputy Governor Bags Impeachment

Disaster In Kogi As Deputy Governor Bags Impeachment

October 19, 2019 1:54 am

Embattled Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, has been impeached from office by the State House of Assembly.

His impeachment was sequel to the submission of the Justice Nadir Ajana panel report which found the deputy governor guilty of allegations of gross misconduct levelled against him.

Hon. Hassan Abdulahi,  leader of the House, announced the decision Friday.

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Abdullahi said the impeachment was carefully considered.

The Ajana panel was constituted in August after Achuba accused Governor Yahaya Bello of withholding his salaries and plotting to assassinate him, …

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