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WASHINGTON: Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal today made a last minute effort to challenge Donald Trump's presidency as she surprised everyone by trying to raise last-gasp objections against him during a joint session of the US Congress to formally put its seal of approval on the presidential elections. The attempt by Jayapal, a first-time Congresswoman who was elected from Seattle in the general elections, was shot down by an irked Vice President Joe Biden, who told her that it was all over. Biden was chairing the session of the Congress when lawmakers met to formally approve the electoral college victory of Trump. As per the last count, Trump has 304 electoral college votes as against 227 of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. As the joint session of the Congress was in progress, Jayapal in an unusual move and breaking the tradition stood up, making Biden to ask "for what purpose does the gentlewoman rise?" "Mr President, I object to the certificate from the state … [Read more...] about Pramila Jayapal makes eleventh hour bid to nullify Trump’s presidency

Washington: President Donald Trump said that his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, plans to prepare a report for the US Justice Department and Congress about allegations of misconduct the former New York mayor says he uncovered during a recent trip to Ukraine. Trump said Giuliani, a central figure in the impeachment investigation into whether Trump pressured Ukraine into a politically motivated investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, hadn’t briefed him on his findings. But, the president said, “I hear he found plenty.” “He’s going to make a report, I think to the attorney general and to Congress,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday as he departed for a fund-raising trip to Florida. “He says he has a lot of good information. I have not spoken to him about that information yet.” Giuliani has repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims about interactions between the Obama White House and Ukrainian officials. … [Read more...] about Us President says Rudy Giuliani will file a report on findings from Ukraine

WASHINGTON — House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he "leaves us no choice" but to act swiftly because he's likely to corrupt the system again unless removed before next year's election. A strictly partisan effort at this point, derided immediately by Trump and other leading Republicans as a sham and a hoax, it is a politically risky undertaking. Democrats say it is their duty, in the aftermath of the Ukraine probe, while Republicans say it will drive Pelosi's majority from office. Congress must act, Pelosi said. "The democracy is what is at stake." "The president's actions have seriously violated the Constitution," she said in a somber address at the Capitol. "He is trying to corrupt, once again, the election for his own benefit. The president has engaged in abuse of power, undermining our national security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections." Trump … [Read more...] about Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly

The Democrats-led impeachment process against US President Donald Trump moved from the evidence phase to the prosecution phase on Wednesday as the House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee heard testimony from constitutional law experts about the basis for impeachment. It was the committee's first impeachment hearing following investigation processes. Its goal is to establish the standards for impeachment to determine whether actions by Trump meet the constitutional threshold for removing a president from office. Democrats are expected to draft articles of impeachment as soon as next week. The three law professors invited by Democrats who control the committee－Noah Feldman of Harvard University, Pamela Karlan of Stanford University and Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina－agreed that Trump's conduct far exceeded the high crimes and misdemeanors bar set in the Constitution and warrant impeachment and removal from office. "The president's serious … [Read more...] about Legal experts testify about impeachment

Representative Jerrold Nadler told CNN's State of the Union his committee will not decide on the charges against the Republican president until after a hearing on Monday to consider evidence gathered by the House intelligence committee that led the investigation. The impeachment inquiry that threatens Trump's presidency focuses on his request that Ukraine investigate former vice president Joe Biden, a leading contender for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in the November 2020 election. "There are possible drafts that various people are writing," Nadler said on Sunday. "But the fact is we're not going to make any decision as to how broad the articles should be - as to what they contain, what the wording is - until after the hearing tomorrow." Judiciary committee Democrats worked through the weekend poring over information from the intelligence committee and constitutional law scholars who testified on Wednesday. The panel is considering articles of impeachment that would accuse … [Read more...] about Move to impeach Trump gains momentum