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Despite Republicans’ depravity, Donald Trump is and shall always remain guilty of treason

Excerpt:	Donald Trump is guilty. He may not have been convicted of his treachery by the requisite two-thirds of the Senate as the Constitution requires. But he did the crime and he will rightly be remembered by history as a criminal and a traitor.
Published at:	2:15 PM on Saturday, February 13th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
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As Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins, Republican senators seek to bail — despite being witnesses to the crime

Excerpt:	A terrorist mob was sent by Donald Trump to attack the United States Capitol on January 6th. Republican senators are preparing to vote to acquit him anyway.
Published at:	7:23 PM on Monday, February 8th, 2021
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted on Donald Trump’s removal

Excerpt:	How did United States Representatives from the Pacific Northwest vote on two resolutions seeking Donald Trump's removal? Find out in this edition of Last Week In Congress.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, January 17th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
Other Tags:	Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes
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Donald Trump has become the first person holding the presidency to be impeached twice

Excerpt:	Voting two hundred and thirty-two to one hundred and ninety-seven, the House agreed to transmit a single new article of impeachment to the Senate. Every Democrat who participated in the vote backed the article, along with ten Republicans who crossed over.
Published at:	1:53 PM on Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders
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Jaime Herrera Beutler will be one of the Republicans voting to impeach Donald Trump

Excerpt:	We still don't know how many Republicans will vote to impeach. But we do know that at least one from our region will be among their number, and that is Jaime Herrera Beutler, who represents the 3rd Congressional District, spanning Southwest Washington.
Published at:	11:46 PM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Open Government, Policy Topics
Tags:	Impeachment
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NPI calls on Pacific Northwest congressional delegation to impeach Donald Trump — again

Excerpt:	Read a letter from the leadership of the Northwest Progressive Institute to the region's members of Congress urging them to impeach Donald Trump for a second time.
Published at:	9:36 PM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders
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Leaked audio offers fresh evidence that Trump is a criminal: Impeach him again

Excerpt:	New articles of impeachment should be promptly bought against Donald Trump. The leaked tape alone provides ample evidence that Trump is engaged in criminal behavior and is violating the oath of office he took to protect and defend the Constitution.
Published at:	7:20 PM on Sunday, January 3rd, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders, Fair Elections
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Idaho Republican Jim Risch reportedly fell asleep today during Trump’s removal trial

Excerpt:	The Washington Post reported today that U.S. Senator Jim Risch of Idaho fell asleep during the first day of proceedings in the trial to remove Donald Trump.
Published at:	6:50 PM on Tuesday, January 21st, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
Other Tags:	Trump Removal Trial
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Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

Excerpt:	By a vote of two hundred and thirty to one hundred and ninety-seven, the House voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power (Article I), and by a vote of two hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and ninety-eight, the House voted to impeach Trump for obstruction of Congress (Article II).
Published at:	6:58 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Open Government, Policy Topics
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders
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Washingtonians overwhelmingly support impeaching Donald Trump, NPI poll finds

Excerpt:	More than three in five Washingtonians disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance and almost that many want the House to impeach him, a new statewide survey conducted for the Northwest Progressive Institute has found.
Published at:	12:15 PM on Monday, October 28th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	Research Poll Findings
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