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  US House Dems release first impeachment probe transcripts

  World | November 05, 2019 7:57 IST

  "The transcripts of interviews with Ambassadors Yovanovitch and McKinley demonstrate clearly how President Trump approved the removal of a highly respected and effective diplomat based on public falsehoods and smears against Ambassador Yovanovitch's character and her work in support of long-held US foreign policy anti-corruption goals," the statement added.  

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  National security official to testify in impeachment probe

  World | October 29, 2019 7:27 IST

  The focus comes after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will vote this week on a resolution to affirm the impeachment investigation, set rules for public hearings and outline the potential process for writing articles of impeachment against Trump.  

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  WATCH: Trump booed at World Series

  World | November 08, 2019 13:26 IST

  President Donald Trump’s low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of his presidency. Yet he still drew loud boos and jeers when introduced to the crowd.

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  Resolution introduced condemning Trump impeachment inquiry

  World | October 25, 2019 13:09 IST

  The impeachment inquiry was prompted by a whistleblower complaint filed in late August alleging that Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, whom the US President has accused of involvement in a corruption case in Ukraine.

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  White House refuses Trump's cooperation in impeachment probe

  World | October 09, 2019 8:49 IST

  Democrats in the US House of Representatives are examining whether there are grounds to impeach Trump, a Republican, based on a whistleblower’s account that said he asked Ukrainian President Zelenskiy in a July 25 phone call to help investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden.

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  US President calls impeachment inquiry against him a scam

  World | October 08, 2019 7:44 IST

  A powerful US Congressional Committee has urged India to lift the communication blackout in Kashmir, saying that it is impacting the lives of the people in the state. “India's communication blackout in Kashmir is having a devastating impact on the lives and welfare of everyday Kashmiris," the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee said in a tweet on Monday.

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  Pompeo: State Department will follow law in impeachment inquiry

  World | October 06, 2019 7:48 IST

  The Trump administration and House Democrats often disagree about what the law requires, leaving open the question of how Pompeo may interpret Democrats’ demands for key information about Trump’s handling of Ukraine.

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  Trump hits out at Pelosi over impeachment inquiry

  World | October 03, 2019 8:43 IST

  Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff held a press conference earlier on Wednesday, at which Pelosi said her chamber had "no choice but to go forward" with the impeachment proceedings.  

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  What’s next as House committees launch impeachment probes

  World | September 30, 2019 12:03 IST

  Democratic leaders have instructed committees to move quickly — and not to lose momentum — after revelations that Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate his potential 2020 Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, and his family. The action is beginning even though lawmakers left town Friday for a two-week recess.

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  US House kills impeachment resolution against Trump

  World | July 18, 2019 6:53 IST

  The House voted 332-95 against Congressman Al Green's articles of impeachment against the president, reflecting that the majority of Democrats were not ready yet to impeach Trump despite a bitter political divide with the White House.

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  Congressmen in K'taka will be immediate victims: Jaitley after Sibal withdraws impeachment motion plea

  National | May 08, 2018 19:26 IST

  In his Facebook post, Jaitley termed the impeachment motion as “wholly misconcieved”, adding that “it was poorly drafted and lacked in substance”.

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  Impeachment move against CJI: Five-judge Constitution bench to hear Congress MPs' plea today

  India | May 08, 2018 6:58 IST

  Two Congress MPs approached the Supreme Court challenging Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu's dismissal of the impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra.

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  Congress terms Naidu's rejection of impeachment notice against CJI 'illegal', to challenge order in SC

  India | April 24, 2018 8:22 IST

  Naidu’s decision met with strong criticism from the Opposition, with the former Law Minister Kapil Sibal terming it as illegal and unconstitutional done in a "tearing hurry".

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  Naidu has 'no mandate to decide merits of motion': Congress denounces rejection of impeachment notice against CJI

  India | April 23, 2018 12:35 IST

  Referring to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s remark on Opposition’s impeachment notice, Surjewala said that the “revenge petition” has now become “rescue order”.   

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  LIVE: Venkaiah Naidu rejects impeachment notice against CJI; Congress says 'revenge petition' became 'rescue order'

  India | April 23, 2018 12:32 IST

  Naidu said in an order today that he had detailed personal conversation on all the aspects arising from the notice and had considered each of the allegations made in it individually as well as collectively.

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  Aaj ki Baat Apr 20 episode: Rajat Sharma on how Congress is setting a dangerous precedent by seeking removal of CJI

  April 21, 2018 16:17 IST

  The Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promptly posted his comments on Facebook saying "the Congress Party and its friends have started using impeachment as a political tool".    

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  Congress and its friends have started using impeachment as political tool, writes Arun Jaitley in his Facebook post

  India | April 20, 2018 15:52 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday hit out at the opposition parties, saying that the impeachment notice was being used as a “weapon” by the Congress and its friends.

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  In a first, Congress-led Opposition moves impeachment notice against CJI Dipak Misra

  India | April 20, 2018 15:26 IST

  Listing five allegations of "misbehaviour" against Misra, Congress leader Kapil Sibal, at a press conference, said the notice for impeachment of the CJI has been moved with a heavy heart.

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  Impeachment can't be answer to every question in judiciary: Justice Chelameswar

  India | April 07, 2018 21:38 IST

  The judge, who was delivering a talk on the topic 'Role of judiciary in democracy', also answered questions on the priority of the CJI in constituting benches and allocating cases to different judges as the 'master of roster'.   

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  Lawmakers cannot appear in court of judge facing impeachment: Bar Council of India

  India | April 01, 2018 10:46 IST

  BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, a senior advocate, said that the decision was taken by the apex bar body to prevent the “misuse of powers” and “privileges” of a lawyer and not of a member of Parliament.