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impeachment

How Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation Voted On Impeachment

Alexis Marshall

January 13, 2021

Tennessee’s two Democratic representatives voted with the majority in favor of impeaching the president for inciting an insurrection. Not a single Tennessee Republican voted in favor of the measure.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Chuck Fleischmann, Congressman Jim Cooper, impeachment, President Trump

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton In Nashville: U.S. House Committed ‘Impeachment Malpractice’

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 19, 2020

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton believes the U.S. House of Representatives committed “impeachment malpractice.” Bolton’s remarks Wednesday at Vanderbilt University received criticism from another former adviser, Susan Rice.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment, John Bolton, Susan Rice

Sen. Lamar Alexander To Vote With Republican Colleagues On Blocking Witnesses From Impeachment Trial

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 30, 2020

The Senator from Tennessee said in a statement that he got to his final decision after hearing the arguments from both sides.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment, Lamar Alexander

Two Tones On Impeachment From Tennessee’s Senators

Tony Gonzalez

January 16, 2020

Tennessee senators

The partisan divide over impeachment comes as no surprise. But a bit of a gap has also opened up between the Tennessee senators who are engaged in the impeachment trial.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: impeachment, Lamar Alexander, Marsha Blackburn

Poll: Most Tennesseans Don’t Support Impeachment, Despite Concerns With Trump’s Actions In Ukraine

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 17, 2019

A day before the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to impeach President Donald Trump, a new Vanderbilt University poll shows most Tennesseans do not want that. Vanderbilt reached the conclusion by surveying 1,000 registered voters from all across Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment, John Geer, Josh Clinton, Nathan Bedford Forrest

Sen. Alexander On Impeachment: ‘We Have A Constitutional Responsibility To Hear The Case’

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 13, 2019

Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander said he has yet to make a decision on whether President Donald Trump should be impeached. Alexander has been hesitant to weigh in on how he’d vote during the expected impeachment trial in the Senate. Talking to reporters in Nashville on Friday, Alexander reiterated his thoughts on the inquiry.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: impeachment, Lamar Alexader

For Some Republicans In Tennessee, Impeachment Testimony Is Still ‘Hearsay’

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 21, 2019

President Donald Trump still has the support of many Republicans in Tennessee. That’s amid the impeachment inquiry currently going on in Washington, D.C. 62-year-old James Lively, a retired factory worker living in Murfreesboro, is one of them.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Anthony Wiggins, Donald Trump, impeachment, James Lively

Al Gore Launches A 24-Hour Environmental Event

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 20, 2019

“24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action.” That’s the name of a world-wide educational event former Vice President Al Gore launched Wednesday in Nashville.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Al Gore, climate change, Donald Trump, impeachment, Vanderbilt University

The Tri-Star State: In Tennessee, Impeachment Procedures Might Not Change How People Approach 2020 Election

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 17, 2019

On a recent chilly afternoon last week at Nashville’s Centennial Park, Sean Michel was walking his dog with a friend. This was also the first day of impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump. Michel didn’t hesitate to share his thoughts on impeachment.

Filed Under: Politics, Programs, The Tri-Star State, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment

Political Discourse Regarding Impeachment Has Not Evolved In Two Decades

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 15, 2019

Liar. Corrupt. Immoral. Those are some of the terms Democrats in Congress are using to describe President Donald Trump, as they weigh impeaching him.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bart Gordon, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, impeachment, Kent Syler

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