Donald Trump escapes impeachment, the US President could be acquitted on Wednesday. Trump should also be pleased with his poll results.
- Since January 16, 2020 has been running against the US President Donald Trump an official impeachment,
- However, the Democrats suffered a major setback on Friday (January 31).
- Donald Trump could be acquitted on Wednesday – the Democrats react furiously (all previous information can be found here).
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Update, February 3, 9:45 p.m .:
prosecutor and defender present at the end of Impeachment proceedings her arguments again – even if the outcome seems to be certain. The prosecutors called the senate now insistently on the US President to be held responsible for abuse of power. Democrat Adam Schiff, head of the indictment team, spoke again of the “overwhelming evidence” Trump, The defenders dismissed all allegations.
Democratic MP Val Demings from the Prosecutor team warned that Trump was still hiring danger For the democracy in the United States dar – for the constitution and the upcoming Presidential election in November*. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries said it was up to the senators to see whether Trump could continue with his machinations and influence the next election.
Both closing arguments on Monday in the Senate, both sides repeated their familiar argument. Trump’s defenders dismissed the accusations the Democrats back again and called on the senators to acquit the president. Mike Purpura, one of the President’s legal advisers and a member of the defense team, said that charges against Trump are inadequate and doomed to fail.
Impeachment: Wednesday could be a big day for Trump – Democrats will probably fail
Update, February 3, 6:15 p.m .: A impeachment of Donald Trump is now considered almost impossible – even if the final votes on the charges are only scheduled for Wednesday (February 5). In the international media becomes the expected The End of impeachment–process already discussed.
“The Democrats thought they had with the ‘impeachment‘an effective weapon in electioneering against Donald TrumpWrites the conservative Parisian newspaper Le Figaro, Now the only weapon they have left is to put up a candidate, Trump with the US elections can hit in November.
In the London Guardian can be read on Monday (3.2.) that Trump on Wednesday “stood up to justice”. He would be able to continue his “Campaign of Charges and Hostilities” undisturbed. The Swiss medium New Zurich newspaper (NZZ) writes that the consequences of impeachment
-Prozesses for the presidential election are not foreseeable in November. “The Survey draw a solid picture from which each party can make light or gloomy forecasts, “says the NZZ further.
Impeachment against Trump: big day for the US president – final phase starts
Update 10:55 p.m .: With the Final plea of indictment and defense Is that possible Impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump on Monday into the final phase. Democratic prosecutors and Trump’s lawyers each have two hours to speak. The Senate had a majority of Trump’s Republicans on Friday new testimony blocked and thus paves the way for a quick end to the impeachment process. The final votes on the charges are scheduled for Wednesday. Just a few hours earlier, on Tuesday evening after Washington time, Trump will also deliver his third speech on the state of the nation.
A Trump’s impeachment is considered excluded, This would require a two-thirds majority in the Senate, but the Republicans stand firmly behind the president. Democrats accuse Trump of abuse of office and congressional handicap in Ukraine affair.
Trump initially gave up his notorious tweets on the subject on Sunday – he merely referred to his TV appearance on the edge of the Super Bowl.
My @SuperBowl Interview at 3:30 p.m. on @foxnetworks, Enjoy!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2020
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Update 12.48 p.m .: The historical Impeachment process against US President Donald Trump is nearing completion – and there is no doubt about the outcome: next Wednesday, the US Senate will reject Trump’s impeachment. The last steps at a glance:
The senate will meet again on Monday at 11:00 a.m. (local time; 5:00 p.m. CET) as an impeachment court. The prosecution and defense then each have two hours to make their final statements.
The senators will continue on Tuesday. In the evening, Trump has his say in the US Congress: The President delivers his annual speech on the state of the nation in the House of Representatives.
The senate will then finally meet on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. CET) to vote separately on the two charges against Trump.
Update from February 2, 2020, 9.15 a.m .: Donald Trump has reported 24 emails related to his Ukraine affair, thanks to his privileges as President of the United States. The federal agency Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has “edited” parts of the emails, high-ranking OMB employee Heather Walsh reportedly said in a court document. It is a reaction to a request for access to the documents within the framework of freedom of information.
According to US media, the emails are about Trump’s threatTo withhold $ 391 million in military aid to Ukraine already approved by Congress, the Ukrainian authorities should not investigate his democratic adversary Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
The emails withheld are communications “by the president, vice president, or direct advisors to the president regarding the presidential decision-making process regarding the scope, duration, and purpose of withholding military assistance to Ukraine,” the US media quoted Walsh. Publication of these documents would run the risk of “harming the quality of information and advice to the President”.
Impeachment against Trump: decision on Wednesday – before that, he ensures poll hammer
Update at 7:23 p.m .: Good news for Donald again Trump, The US president comes in Survey currently on Approval values of 44.6 percent, reports the AFP news agency, referring to the RealClearPolitics website. Trump is with the voters as popular as at his Appointed in 2017. The President has already commented on the latest poll results on Twitter. “Trump’s polls are the highest since the election, despite the ongoing one witch huntsHe wrote on Saturday in the social network. His campaign events were “attended by tens of thousands of people”.
Trump poll numbers are the highest since election, despite constant phony Witch Hunts! Tens of thousands of people attending rallies (which the Fake News never mentions) to see “The Greatest Show On Earth”. Fun because USA is WINNING AGAIN! https://t.co/L14hDtx6cT
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 1, 2020
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With this statement, Trump rated shortly before the start of the presidential primaries the opposition Democrats his own election opportunities. The first vote the Democrats are said to Monday in the state Iowa occur.
Update from February 1, 2020: The democratic majority leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, opposes the decision of the Senate in the impeachment process Donald Trump not wanting to summon witnesses, a “tragedy”. According to Schumer, the day on which the senate turned away from the truth and opted for a “sham process”. This acquittal has no value in a trial without a witness.
Also the Democratic Chair of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi Republicans’ vote against the subpoena of witnesses said they “complicit in the cover-up of the president.”
Impeachment: Donald Trump could already have reason to cheer on Wednesday
Munich – Donald Trump can breathe easy for now. The US President need not fear an impeachment, because the Senate with its decision in impeachmentProcess not wanting to summon witnesses jumped to the side. It therefore seems very likely that the very Senate that has a impeachment assumes the role of a court, Trump will clear all allegations on Wednesday.
Impeachment: Democrats demand hearing from Bolton – he could have burdened Trump heavily
The Democrats’ attempt Trump because of abuse of power and Obstruction of the investigation Raising office seems to have failed. Because of the republican majority in the senate the US President may one on Wednesday acquittal be almost certain. 67 senators would have to vote for at least one of the two charges – that would take 20 Republicans to side with the Democrats. This scenario seems more than unlikely.
Donald Trump had been under extreme pressure before, as the Democrats asked for witnesses from the near vicinity of the 73-year-old to be summoned, including the former national security adviser John Bolton,
Trump probably escapes impeachment: only two Republicans sided with the Democrats
This had in the past few days with extracts from a not yet published book further – stressful for Trump – information in the Ukraine affair delivered. The Democrats accuse Trump, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Selenskyj to have urged to investigate his democratic rival Joe Biden in order to influence the American election campaign.
On Friday evening, however, the Senate finally rejected the Democrats’ request with the majority of the Republicans – only the two Republican senators Susan Collins and Mitt Romney sided with the Democrats and called for witnesses to be heard, but this was not enough for a majority.
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