News | Politics & Elections Progressives Urge Dems to Call House Minority Leader to Testify at Trump Trial Some say the failure to call witnesses after news of Trump's remarks to Kevin McCarthy would be a dereliction of duty. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 13, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mitch McConnell Tells Republican Colleagues He Will Vote to Acquit Trump A verdict in the impeachment trial could come as early as Saturday afternoon. A two-thirds vote is needed to convict. By Staff , CommonDreams February 13, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Even If He’s Acquitted, History Isn’t on Trump’s Side Trump’s own words were substitutes for the in-person testimony he didn’t give. They damned him in the eyes of the world. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout February 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Who Voted to Table Impeachment Were Visibly Moved by Jan. 6 Clips Some of the Republicans who were visibly upset by the footage of January 6 voted against the trial’s constitutionality. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 11, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections The DOJ Has Released Its Clearest Evidence Yet Tying Jan. 6 Militants to Trump Prosecutors say Jessica Watkins was training militia members while awaiting Trump’s approval for the January 6 attack. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 11, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Raskin Was Right When He Said Trump’s Actions Were Worse Than Yelling “Fire!” Senate Republicans were made to take their medicine on Wednesday, and it was a bitter pill indeed. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout February 11, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Call Shows He Kept Inciting Capitol Mob After Learning Pence Was in Danger The former president did not urge his followers to leave the Capitol until hours after the attack occurred. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 11, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Trump’s Senate Trial “Goes to the Heart” of Why Impeachment Was Created “This is the most important impeachment trial in American history,” says journalist John Nichols. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! February 11, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Trump Must Be Held Accountable for Inciting the Capitol Insurrection Two historians discuss the necessity of accountability for the white supremacist attacks on January 6. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! February 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Michigan GOP Leader Caught on Tape Saying Capitol Attack Was a “Staged” Event All evidence obtained so far demonstrates that it was Trump loyalists, not anyone else, who breached the Capitol. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 10, 2021 Truthout