ASSOCIATED PRESSKey FactsLieu tweeted Saturday that the articles of impeachment he plans to introduce along with Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) have signaled that they would support impeachment, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has called on Trump to resign. Chief Critic“As President Trump said yesterday, this is a time for healing and unity as one Nation,” White House spokesperson Judd Deere told Forbes in a statement, the first time the White House has weighed in on the latest impeachment effort. Schrader apologized after a local political consultant severed ties with him and a fellow House Democrat, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), criticized the comment. That may not stop impeachment from going forward, given that conviction in the Senate would bar him from running for office again.

Source: Forbes January 09, 2021 20:24 UTC