Impeachment

Democrats eye Trump allies, companies in post-midterm investigations

Democrats are laying the groundwork for investigations into Trump's business and political orbit, with impeachment unlikely to be their first move.

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Illustrative: A reveller wears a Democrat badge as guests wait for the results of the US presidential election at an election night party at the US Embassy in central London on November 7, 2012.
MAJOR JASON Watson on the steps of the US Capitol building protesting US President Donald Trump and demanding his impeachement.

US Air Force officer under investigation after calling for Trump's impeachment

The active-duty officer, Major Jason Watson, denounced Trump and Vance on Wednesday for actions including going to war with Iran without congressional authorization, according to a video.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

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Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

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Squad Rep.: Congress members gave 'reconnaissance' tour before Capitol riot

Sherrill added that she intends to support the impeachment, and further calls for Trump's removal.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PROGRESSIVE JEWISH candidate Alex Morse singled out ‘the squad’ – Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib – for praise and has not a word of condemnation, even though they are the only members of Congress openly calling for a boycott of Israel.

Pelosi uses Ehud Manor lyric in appeal to get GOP colleagues to vote for impeachment

"In her ears I’ll sing my cries / Until she opens her eyes," the House Speaker quoted Manor, who is considered to be Israel's greatest lyricist.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rep. Elissa Slotkin joins call to impeach Trump, last of 25 Jewish Dems

The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on impeachment and is expected to pass the measure, with at least some Republicans joining the call.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) hosts a town hall in Rochester, Michigan, U.S., December 16, 2019.

Letters to the Editor January 13, 2021: Absurd Arab allegations

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JANUARY 12, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Capitol riot rattled him, but Yoni Applebaum is more worried about 2024

I think we should all step back for a second and remember that this is supposed to be a very boring period in American politics.

JANUARY 12, 2021ByIDENTITY CRISIS/JTA
Workers install heavy-duty security fencing around the US Capitol a day after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol

Three Jewish Democrats are leading the House impeachment charge

The legislation cites Trump’s role in fomenting the violent siege that Trump supporters laid against the Capitol building last week.

JANUARY 12, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
President Donald J. Trump speaks during an election event at the White House in the early morning hours on November 4, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Liberal Jews fear that even if the president is defeated, his ideology has not been repudiated.

Pelosi urges Joint Chiefs to take nuclear codes from 'unhinged' Trump

It is next to impossible for the president to launch a nuclear strike due • officials say request reflects misunderstanding of US nuclear policy

JANUARY 11, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019.

How does the US presidential impeachment process work?

Democrats have secured at least 218 supporters to the move, virtually guaranteeing that the House will move to impeach the President.

JANUARY 11, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a 'Make America Great Again' cap while arriving to board Air Force One as he departs Florida for campaign travel to North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 2, 2020

Pelosi: US House to vote to declare Trump incapable before impeachment

The House is set to vote on Monday or Tuesday on a resolution urging Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution.

JANUARY 11, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

What to expect when Congress moves to force Trump from office this week

Here's what to expect in the coming days:

JANUARY 11, 2021ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020.