Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who will oversee Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, issued a sweeping gag order scolding lawyers on both sides for “inflammatory” public comments ahead of the historic September proceedings. “The court finds that individuals involved in the trial of impeachment will likely continue to make public prejudicial and inflammatory statements…

The former chief of the Capitol Police on Tuesday blamed a breakdown in intelligence ahead of the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. “I think in exigent circumstances there needs to be a streamlined process for the Capitol police chief, for Capitol Police, to have authority,” former Chief Steven Sund told senators during a…

An attorney who represented President Donald Trump during the impeachment trial has had a civil rights law course he was going to teach canceled by a law school and was suspended from a civil rights lawyer email discussion list. “I was hoping to teach a civil rights course at a law school in the fall….

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump set a bad precedent and could open “Pandora’s box” for the impeachment of Vice President Kamala Harris if Republicans gain a majority in the House, according to a top Republican senator. “I don’t know how Kamala Harris doesn’t get impeached if the Republicans take over the…

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Monday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “scathing” comments about former President Donald Trump do not represent the viewpoint of the majority of the GOP. “You got Leader McConnell, voting not guilty, not to convict, but then just providing a scathing speech on the floor of the Senate,” Johnson…

An attorney who represented former President Donald Trump during his impeachment trial said he sent his children to a secret location and was forced to hire guards at his home and work, citing threats against him for defending the former president. Michael van der Veen told Newsmax on Monday that “I moved my children to…

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) is facing criticism from family members after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump last month, according to a letter published this week. Kinzinger’s cousin Karen Otto and 10 other relatives mailed him a handwritten letter, telling him: “We were once so proud of your accomplishments! Instead, you go against your…

The North Carolina Republican Party said on Monday that it had voted unanimously to censure Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump. “The North Carolina Republican Party Central Committee voted unanimously to censure Senator Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Trump in the impeachment trial which…

The North Carolina Republican Party said on Monday that it had voted unanimously to censure Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump. “The North Carolina Republican Party Central Committee voted unanimously to censure Senator Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Trump in the impeachment trial which…

Former President Donald Trump has been officially acquitted in his second impeachment, which makes him the first president in our nation’s history to be found “not guilty” twice. Let’s examine the highlights of the case, Trump’s official response, and what the future holds for America. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube. Follow…