impeachment

MAGA Republicans Impeaching Biden and Indicting Hunter

Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Two days ago, MAGA Republicans announced their intent to impeach President Biden. Today, a Republican special counsel announced his intent to prosecute Biden’s son, Hunter. Trumped-up charges fueled the announcement in each case. That’s self-evident. Why Republicans are impeaching Biden House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced Tuesday that Republicans in the lower chamber are launching an impeachment inquiry into President… Read more.

Hardball: NY Politicians Cutting Cuomo Down To Size…

Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 6:54 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is confronting the most tumultuous moment of his three terms in office, after multiple women, some of them current or former state employees, accused him of sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior. … Calls for Mr. Cuomo’s resignation have spread from Republicans to his fellow Democrats, and from Albany, the State… Read more.

The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 9:21 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump begins on Tuesday, about a month after he was charged by the House with incitement of insurrection for his role in egging on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. (The New York Times, February 9, 2021) Granted, the verdict is as… Read more.

Trump Impeached…Again (Beware the Wednesdays of January…?)

Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 11:37 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

House lawmakers on Wednesday impeached President Trump for his role in last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, capping an extraordinary week of violence, apprehension and partisan brawling in Congress just as Washington cranks up security in preparation for Joe Biden’s inauguration, just a week away. The 232-197 vote was historic: It made Trump… Read more.

Like Putin, Stone Knew Collecting Dirt for Years on Trump Would Pay off Some Day

Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 8:53 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone, intervening in extraordinary fashion in a criminal case that was central to the Russia investigation and that concerned the president’s own conduct. The move came just days before Stone was to begin serving a 40-month prison sentence for lying to… Read more.

Hey, Democrats, Time’s Up to Out Republicans!

Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 9:27 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

There’s virtually no end to the things that disgust me about politics in America these days. And I trust it will surprise nobody that creatures from the Trumpian cult – masquerading as the Republican Party – feature in most of them. Democrats have been all over TV lately regaling viewers with tales about how their… Read more.

Impeachment Vote: Hail Mitt for Daring to Convict

Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 9:19 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Here in part is what I wrote in “Trump Impeached,” December 18, 2019: ____________________ I’m holding out forlorn hope that pangs of conscience will compel enough Republicans to join with Democrats to convict Trump. After all, the House presented more than enough evidence during its impeachment hearings to find Trump guilty beyond any reasonable doubt.… Read more.

Republicans Whining About Partisan Impeachment of Trump Is Orwellian Claptrap

Friday, January 31, 2020 at 12:21 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

No doubt you’ve heard Republicans whining about the impeachment of President Trump being unfair, even invalid, because Democrats passed it on a strictly party-line vote. Hell, you’ve probably even heard some Democrats bemoaning this fact. Granted, votes for the only other presidents formally impeached – namely Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton – were bipartisan. But… Read more.

Holy, Schiff! I Just Watched a Modern-Day Cross Between Darrow and Ness!

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

I confess. For a variety of reasons (some obvious), I vowed to eschew the impeachment trial of President Trump. But, the political junkie that I am, I couldn’t resist. Mind you, I managed to tune out much of yesterday’s legal wrangling over procedural resolutions. And thank God too, because that session droned on until 2… Read more.

Alas, Giuliani Has Become the Consigliere He Once Prosecuted

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 12:51 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

One of the more Orwellian features of Donald Trump’s dystopian presidency is the role Rudy Giuliani is playing. Because this former celebrated prosecutor and mayor of New York City is now playing a cross between Tom Hagan, consigliere to the “Corleone Family”, and Roy Cohn, counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy. But, as mobster capos invariably… Read more.