Senate Impeachment Trial Falls Down Partisan Lines

By: Kenyan Carter | Reporter The Senate impeachment trial which will decide whether or not President Donald Trump is removed from office has proven to be a very partisan process. Trump is accused of attempting to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate political rival and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Biden’s son, Hunter Biden by withholding congressionally approved aid to Ukraine. To recap, Donald … Continue reading Senate Impeachment Trial Falls Down Partisan Lines

Impeachment Watch: Week 7

By: Liv George | Contributing Writer Senator Chuck Schumer had a lot to say this past week about the impeachment inquiry to CNN. He mentioned that the current efforts to get to the bottom of the whistleblower complaint have been stalled by the refusal to maintain requests from the House Judiciary Committee, namely requests for documents and subpoenas for testimony.  The Chairman of the House … Continue reading Impeachment Watch: Week 7

Impeachment Watch: Week 6

By: Liv George | Contributing Writer The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump marches forward into The Vanguard’s sixth week of coverage. House Democrats are currently strategizing how to write the Articles of Impeachment in such a way that all relevant material is included in the articles, so none of the investigation findings fall to the wayside in the trial. Sources to CNN state that … Continue reading Impeachment Watch: Week 6

Impeachment Watch: Week 5

By: Liv George | Contributing Writer Rep. Mike Turner, a Republican from Ohio, called the information that has been uncovered over the course of depositions  “alarming.” Specifically, the corroborating evidence that Gordan Sondland, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, was acting on the orders of President Trump to pressure the Ukranian President Zelensky into investigating the Bidens. There has also been corroborating evidence to … Continue reading Impeachment Watch: Week 5

Impeachment Watch: Week 4

By: Liv George | Contributing Writer This week was a very important one for the impeachment inquiry. Little by little, the House of Representatives has been releasing transcripts of closed-door testimony from various Federal officials and the consensus has been shocking.  CNN found records of deposition from GOP members who were cross-examining witnesses called to be deposed by the House. This is in stark contrast … Continue reading Impeachment Watch: Week 4

Impeachment Watch: Week 3

By: Liv George | Contributing Writer It seems that the investigation into the impeachment of President Donald Trump has only heated up in the past week. Rick Perry, the Energy Secretary, defied his subpoena to testify in a closed-door meeting with the Judicial Committee. He stated that if the testimony was before the public that he would reconsider.  This is just the latest of subpoena … Continue reading Impeachment Watch: Week 3

Impeachment Watch: Week One

By: Liv George | Contributing Writer A flurry of sensational news has flooded the channels these past three weeks after House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, announced that the House of Representatives was initiating an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. The story has many twists, turns, and finger-pointing. As week one of The Vanguard’s Impeachment Watch begins, it is very important to establish a timeline of … Continue reading Impeachment Watch: Week One

Impeachment Inquiry or Not to Impeachment Inquiry?

By: Liv George | Contributing Writer Last Thursday, a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved the proceedings for President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry. However, there have been issues with semantics as members of the same House committee are not particularly attached to using the phrase “impeachment”  close to the next election cycle. The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Jerry Nadler, released a statement to CNN … Continue reading Impeachment Inquiry or Not to Impeachment Inquiry?