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Ten days, 28,000 documents, 176 questions and nearly 200 pieces of video evidence later, the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is headed to its anticipated conclusion: acquittal. We take a look at some lingering questions that remain unanswered despite the mass of evidence and arguments presented. CBC | World News
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U.S. senators vote against hearing witnesses at Trump impeachment trial
U.S. senators voted against calling witnesses in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial on Friday, paving the way for an expected acquittal by the Republican-majority Senate. CBC | World News
Read More »Democrats unlikely to convince 4 Republicans to hear witnesses at impeachment trial
Another key Republican has announced opposition to calling witnesses in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to have testimony in the trial and paving the way for an expected acquittal of Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Witnesses and the whistleblower feature heavily as Trump impeachment trial continues
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial resumed Thursday for a second day of questioning by U.S. senators before they address the explosive issue of whether to call witnesses, such as former national security adviser John Bolton. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans hopeful Senate will acquit Trump in impeachment trial as early as Friday
A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans under pressure to call John Bolton to testify, as Senate impeachment trial resumes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under fresh pressure on Monday to allow witnesses and new documents in his impeachment trial after a news report that a former top aide, John Bolton, has written a book manuscript that undercuts Trump’s versions of events in the Ukraine affair. CBC | World News
Read More »Impeachment outcome is a foregone conclusion, but how Trump’s defence tackles Biden could sway voters
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was not central to the brief opening arguments of the defence in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump, but he is sure to come up this week. How the defence team paints the former vice-president could prove consequential in the November election. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans seem unmoved by Democrats’ push for witnesses at Trump impeachment trial
Republicans in the U.S. Senate appear unmoved by the Democratic push for witnesses in U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial despite persistent appeals from Rep. Adam Schiff and the other House prosecutors. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump’s defence team begins arguments in Senate impeachment trial
Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump are presenting arguments today at the Senate impeachment trial. They will rebut the last three days of accusations from Democrats that he abused his power and obstructed Congress. CBC | World News
Read More »As they head into Day 4 of impeachment trial, Democrats hope to leave senators wanting more
Democrats are in their final day of presenting arguments in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump but hope their relentless barrage of testimony and constitutional rhetoric was convincing enough to buy them more time to make their case later in the trial. CBC | World News
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