Senate impeachment trial

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President Donald Trump spoke at the White House on Thursday following the Senate’s acquittal of impeachment charges, saying that the impeachment process was “evil,” “corrupt,” and run by “leakers and liars.”

At a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence joked about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the State of the Union, and the Senate’s vote to acquit President Donald Trump of both articles of impeachment.

House impeachment manager Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., defended the Democrats’ impeachment strategy after the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying, “There’s a giant asterisk next to the president’s acquittal. The asterisk says he was acquitted without facts, he was acquitted without a fair trial, and it means that his acquittal is virtually valueless.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spoke to reporters on Wednesday minutes after the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump of both articles of impeachment, calling the impeachment process a “political loser” for Democrats and a “colossal political mistake.”

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican, said on the Senate floor Monday she’d vote to acquit President Donald Trump even though his actions were “shameful and wrong.” Full the full story, go to NBCNews.com.

Deputy Counsel to the White House Patrick Philbin told the Senate on Wednesday that the White House counsel’s office first learned about John Bolton’s allegations in an unpublished manuscript when contacted by The New York Times. The Times reported that Bolton’s book alleges President Donald Trump told him he tied military aid to Ukraine to investigations into the Bidens...

During Wednesday’s Senate impeachment trial, Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., asked senators to ignore the “smoke and mirrors” presented by President Donald Trump’s defense counsel and to stay focused on the charges brought against him.

During the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday, House Manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and personal attorney to President Trump Jay Sekulow debated a hypothetical scenario in which former President Barack Obama called for investigations into a political rival.

President Donald Trump’s legal defense team wrapped up their opening arguments at the Senate impeachment trial on Tuesday. Here are some of the top moments you may have missed.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called on the Senate on Monday to commit to calling witnesses during the impeachment trial after the New York Times reported that former National Security Adviser John Bolton reveals in a book manuscript that President Trump had ordered aid to Ukraine be withheld until securing an investigation into the Bidens.

President Donald Trump’s legal defense team began opening arguments at the Senate impeachment trial on Saturday. Here are some of the top moments you may have missed.

At the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., on Friday implored senators to sacrifice political gain and make decisions based on the good of the country.

Lead Impeachment Manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told Senators during Friday’s session of the impeachment trial that he believes President Donald Trump will continue to solicit foreign assistance in investigating his political rivals unless he is removed from office.

During Friday’s impeachment trial, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., played clips of President Donald Trump from throughout his campaign and presidency, including an interview in which Trump calls himself “the chosen one.”

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., told the Senate during Friday’s impeachment trial that President Donald Trump is a “dictator” and an “outlier” who is jeopardizing Congress’ ability to hold future presidents accountable.