How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable
Defeat them at the polls.
Feb 16, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The 43 Senators of the Republican Sedition Caucus Are Every Bit As Guilty as Donald Trump The 43 Senators of the Republican Sedition Caucus Are Every Bit As Guilty as Donald Trump
Voters must be reminded in 2022 that senators like Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson chose partisanship over their constitutional duty.
Feb 16, 2021 / John Nichols
Excuses for Acquittal: The Sequel Excuses for Acquittal: The Sequel
The most exonerated president in history.
Feb 16, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Impeachment Was Only the Beginning Impeachment Was Only the Beginning
Trump’s two impeachments are just the start of a long struggle to turn the former president into a pariah.
Feb 15, 2021 / Editorial / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Hey, Prosecutors, It’s Your Turn to Try to Hold the Mobster Ex-President Accountable Hey, Prosecutors, It’s Your Turn to Try to Hold the Mobster Ex-President Accountable
In fact, it would be a clear demonstration of favoritism if former president Trump were not investigated by the justice system.
Feb 14, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
The Senate Has Failed America The Senate Has Failed America
A refusal to convict a guilty insurrectionist, and a failure to call witnesses against him, is a tragic abandonment of accountability.
Feb 13, 2021 / John Nichols
Senator Chuck Grassley Pretends to Be a Principled Republican. Don’t Buy It. Senator Chuck Grassley Pretends to Be a Principled Republican. Don’t Buy It.
The Iowa senator has played “Aw-Shucks” Chuck for too long. It’s time to get him out of office.
Feb 13, 2021 / Larry Ginter
Trump’s Lawyers Were Terrible—but Will It Matter? Trump’s Lawyers Were Terrible—but Will It Matter?
Almost. He’ll probably be acquitted anyway, but Republicans are going to pay for this mess.
Feb 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh
To Republican Senators, Donald Trump Is Still the Boogeyman To Republican Senators, Donald Trump Is Still the Boogeyman
Most GOP senators are cowards. But they have good reason to worry about their personal safety and their political future.
Feb 12, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Republicans Won’t Convict Trump—Because They Won’t Convict Themselves Republicans Won’t Convict Trump—Because They Won’t Convict Themselves
The Republican senators who are being asked to judge Trump are guilty of the very same high crime for which the former president has been impeached.
Feb 12, 2021 / Elie Mystal