Trump news – live: House vote on impeachment probe as judges rule president can turn away asylum seekers at southern US border

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The House Judiciary Committee is preparing for its first vote on Donald Trump's impeachment, with representatives set to define the boundaries of a probe which some Democrats hope could ultimately lead to the president's removal from office.

Thursday's hearing will allow the committee to designate certain hearings as impeachment hearings and empower staff to question witnesses. If approved, the move will signal an escalation of the committee's investigation into Mr Trump's alleged obstruction justice.

It comes as the president celebrates a Supreme Court ruling which allows his administration to block most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the US.

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Vortesian on September 12nd, 2019 at 02:35 UTC »

Of all Trump's lies, him taking credit for physically digging through rubble at ground zero has to be the worst. I mean maybe not the most harmful, or the most greedy, but just the most disrespectful. He enjoys nothing more than shitting all over other people, and usually for no real purpose other than he just likes to. The people who work for him have to tolerate this on a daily basis, and honestly I don't know how they maintain any self-respect.

AlternativeSuccotash on September 12nd, 2019 at 02:10 UTC »

"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan,” Trump replied, “and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest — and then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second tallest. And now it’s the tallest."

Donald Trump - September 11, 2001

Was Donnie standing at ground zero when he told that degenerate lie about 40 Wall becoming the tallest building on Manhattan because the World Trade Center had been destroyed, killing over 3000 people? Whatever the case, there were still people trapped beneath the smoldering rubble while he was proudly spouting that lie. Degenerate lying sack...

pegLegNinja1 on September 12nd, 2019 at 02:06 UTC »

How long until the fire chiefs boss comes out and says Trump was there on 9/11?