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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America, by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed, by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad , by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe , by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime, by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here, by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight, by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United, by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative, by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths, by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday, by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious, by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home, by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming, by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty, by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty , by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House, by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Speculation on Trump impeachment proceedings

Articles and news regarding the impeachment process and impeachment hearings:
- ABC This Week, interview of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Jan. 12, 2020
- Bluffton Today, "Keep America strong and prosperous," by Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Dec 30, 2019
- CNN State of the Union interview of Joe Kennedy, December 29, 2019
- Gwinnett Daily Post, "Big tasks loom as Kelly Loeffler prepares to join Senate," by Curt Yeomans, Dec 29, 2019
- ABC This Week, "Yang says he would 'expand' universal health care 'over time'," by K.Walsh and A.Garcia, 12/29/19
- NY Times, "Will McConnell Let the Senate Hold a Fair Impeachment Trial?", by Kamala D. Harris, Dec. 18, 2019
- Augusta Chronicle, "Loeffler talks lock and dam in Augusta visit," by Tom Corwin, Dec 23, 2019
- ABC 'This Week' interview of Sen. Doug Jones and Sen. Ron Johnson, 12-22-19
- WHO-TV-13 Des Moines, "U.S. Senate Candidate Kimberly Graham," by Dave Price, December 22, 2019
- BamaPolitics.com, "Tommy Tuberville Reacts to Passage of Impeachment Articles," by Dakota Layton, December 19, 2019
- The Hill, "Former GOP presidential candidate: It is 'vital' Trump be impeached," by Rebecca Klar, 12/16/19
- CBS Face the Nation interview of Sens. Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin, December 15, 2019
- Fox News Sunday interview, "Rep. Adam Schiff defends Democrats' impeachment case against President Trump," December 15, 2019
- ABC This Week interview of Rep. Jerrold Nadler and Rep. Adam Schiff, December 15, 2019
- Pittburgh Post-Gazette, Tom Ridge says Trump asking a foreign leader for a political favor is an 'abuse of power', Dec. 11, 2019
- Associated Press, "Power of gavel means Trump is 'impeached forever'," by Lisa Mascaro, Dec. 18, 2019
- NPR, "President Clinton Was Impeached 21 Years Ago. Some Parallels Run Deep," by Brian Naylor, December 6, 2019
- Scottsbluff Star-Herald, "As impeachment proceedings advance, lawmakers split down party lines," by Joseph Morton, Dec 5, 2019
- Fox News Politics, "Evan Bayh suggests compromise between Trump, Dems to avoid impeachment," by Ronn Blitzer, 12/1/2019
- ABC 'This Week' interview of Rep. Val Demings, 12-1-19
- CBS Face the Nation interview of Kelly Armstrong, Nov. 24, 2019
- Excerpts from Democratic Primary Debate in Seattle, hosted by MSNBC, November 20th, 2019
- CNN State of the Union interview of John Kasich, October 13, 2019
- CNN State of the Union interview of Mark Sanford & Joe Walsh, October 6, 2019
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Matt Lieberman, son of former VP nominee, runs for Senate," by Greg Bluestein, Oct 03, 2019
- CNN.com, "Vermont GOP governor backs Trump impeachment inquiry: 'These are serious allegations'," by Paul LeBlanc, Sep. 26, 2019
- Democratic presidential primary debate in Detroit, July 31, 2019
- New York Times, "Highlights of Robert Mueller’s Testimony to Congress," by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Mark Mazzetti, 7/24/19
- Vox.com, "Mueller testimony on Russian interference," by Jen Kirby, July 24, 2019
- Detroit Free Press, "Trump says he wanted to but won't address NAACP convention," July 18, 2019
- ABC News, "'Let the American people see the facts' on impeachment: Tom Steyer," by John Verhovek, 7/14/2019
- CNN State of the Union interview of Rep. Justin Amash, July 7, 2019
- Townhall.com, "House Freedom Caucus Formally Condemns Justin Amash," by Cortney O'Brien, May 21, 2019
- Human Events magazine, "Does 'Impeach Trump' Amash Have Financial Interests in China?", by Sofia Carbone, May 20, 2019
- San Francisco Chronicle, "The case for impeaching President Trump—now," by Tom Steyer, May 13, 2019
- The Guardian (UK), "In fighting all oversight, Trump has made his most dictatorial move," by Robert Reich, 4/28/2019
- Politico.com, "Trump says he'll turn to Supreme Court if Congress begins impeachment, by Katie Galioto, 04/24/2019
- Huffington Post, "Colin Powell: Trump Has Changed 'We The People' To 'Me The President'," by Mary Papenfuss, 10/08/2018
- CNBC, "Trump dismisses NYT investigation alleging tax fraud as a 'boring and often told hit piece'," by Jacob Pramuk, 10/3/2018
- Also see: commentary on the Mueller Report
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Civil Rights
Donald Trump: Skipped 2019 NAACP meeting, due to "format" disagreements.
Beto O`Rourke: Impeachment necessary to signal this can't happen again.
Thom Tillis: Supports eparations as a bipartisan process.
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Corporations
Tom Steyer: US government & Trump have been corrupted by corporate money.
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Crime
Kamala Harris: When people break rules, they pay penalty; so should Trump.
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Foreign Policy
Deval Patrick: Crime for Trump to ask Ukraine to investigate Biden.
Mike Bloomberg: Trump coddles Russia; they intruded in 2016 election.
Amy Klobuchar: Trump impeachment about foreign power influencing elections.
Susan Rice: Foreign policy should serve national interest, not president.
Bill Hagerty: America at the forefront: Ukraine dealings change nothing.
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Government Reform
Jerry Nadler: Impeachment: Trump continuing threat to election & democracy.
Andrew Yang: Foreign meddling in our elections is an act of aggression.
Elizabeth Warren: Million-dollar donors shouldn't get ambassadorships.
Donald Trump: FactCheck: Whistleblower rules never require 1st-hand report.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Impeachment is now about the rule of law.
Chris Coons: 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor.
Cory Booker: 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor.
Lindsey Graham: 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor.
Orrin Hatch: Trust Trump to not fire Russia probe special prosecutor.
Thom Tillis: Protect Russia probe special prosecutor from getting fired.
Adam Schiff: Supports CIA report: Russia interfered with 2016 election.
Chris Stewart: CIA got it wrong on Russia 2016 election interference report.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: 2016: Russia's goal was distrust of election institutions.
Elijah Cummings: Trump must provide proof that he donates all foreign profits.
Lindsey Graham: Overwhelming evidence that Russians stole emails from DNC.
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Homeland Security
Dick Cheney: OpEd: Pressured DOJ to declare NSA domestic spying legal.
John Ashcroft: OpEd: refused to declare NSA domestic spying legal.
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Immigration
Colin Powell: Opposes policy of separating migrant mothers and children.
Charles Djou: Leaving GOP because Trump makes it hostile to immigrants.
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Principles & Values
Nancy Pelosi: Donald Trump will be impeached forever.
Kelly Loeffler: My first vote will be to end the impeachment sham.
Andrew Yang: Impeachment: Open to pardoning Trump if elected.
Joe Kennedy III: Impeachment is the House standing up for the Constitution.
Kelly Loeffler: Impeachment "is a partisan exercise".
Kelly Loeffler: Impeachment: no evidence, no crime.
Doug Jones: Impeachment should include witnesses & documentary evidence.
Kimberly Graham: Supports impeachment of Trump but voters don't bring it up.
Ron Johnson: Impeachment charges are "pretty thin gruel".
Bernie Sanders: Trump has documentedly lied thousands of times as President.
Elizabeth Warren: Prosecute Trump for corruption and violating constitution.
Joe Biden: Constitutional necessity to impeach, do not re-elect Trump.
Pete Buttigieg: Congress had no choice but to impeach Trump.
Tom Steyer: Trump officials should testify for court of public opinion.
Tommy Tuberville: Impeachment process has been a sham.
Nancy Pelosi: Impeachment showed "the power of the gavel".
Nancy Pelosi: American voters choose president, not foreign government.
Adam Schiff: Impeachment: Can't turn away from cheating in next election.
Adam Schiff: Challenges to subpoenas not impeachable, stonewalling is.
Dick Durbin: President is on trial for impeachment, but so is Senate.
Lindsey Graham: Impeachment: Don't need to hear a lot of witnesses.
Woody Thrasher: I've learned a lot from President Donald Trump.
Chris Janicek: Impeachment about upholding rule of law.
Evan Bayh: Compromise between Trump & Dems avoids political food fight.
Val Demings: Trump failed to bribe Ukraine, but still accountable.
Kelly Armstrong: After Ukraine call transcript, everything else is just noise.
Amy Klobuchar: President focusing on personal interests risks democracy.
Bernie Sanders: Trump think he is above the law, but nobody is.
Joe Biden: We need to defeat Trump AND gain a Senate majority.
Joe Biden: Keep the Justice Department independent of politics.
Pete Buttigieg: Impeachment should be above politics, but Trump confessed.
Stuart Meissner: Time to end the impeachment crusade.
Barbara Bollier: Supports impeachment because no one is above the law.
Amy Klobuchar: Trump's actions make Russia great again, not America.
Andrew Yang: Impeachment won't solve problems that got Trump elected.
Bernie Sanders: Trump a corrupt president, worthy of impeachment.
Beto O`Rourke: Impeachment: Can't fail those who sacrificed for our country.
Cory Booker: Impeachment: We need a moral moment, not a political one.
Elizabeth Warren: Impeachment is about more than Trump.
Joe Biden: Congress had no choice but to move on impeachment.
Kamala Harris: Trump committed crimes in plain sight.
Pete Buttigieg: Impeachment is not just about Trump, but about presidency.
Tom Steyer: Impeachment reflects the will of the American people.
Tulsi Gabbard: Supports impeachment inquiry providing info to Americans.
John Kasich: Asking for foreign help in elections is wrong.
Doug Jones: Trump's actions raise concern for national security.
Daniel Gade: Bothered by Congress trying to embarrass president.
Joe Walsh: Donald Trump is a traitor; that is impeachable.
Mark Sanford: Supports investigating Trump; prefers censure to impeachment.
Matt Lieberman: Supports impeachment process; would likely vote to remove.
Eddie Melton: First Republican governor to support impeachment probe.
Bill O`Brien: Impeachment: There has to be a quid pro quo; none there.
Bill de Blasio: Impeach Trump, but Dems should talk about working people.
Cory Booker: Trump is acting as an authoritarian against the Constitution.
Julian Castro: Trump should be impeached for obstruction of justice.
Michael Bennet: Moral obligation to beat Trump, but don't impeach.
Adam Schiff: Anyone excerpt the president would have been indicted.
Adam Schiff: Congress must decide on impeachment, not Mueller.
Jim Sensenbrenner: Mueller should have decided impeachable conduct.
Steve Chabot: Mueller did not determine any impeachable conduct.
Ted Lieu: Trump committed all three elements of obstruction of justice.
Ted Lieu: Trump committed obstruction but presidents can't be indicted.
Justin Amash: People want open, honest representation.
Beto O`Rourke: Impeach Trump to get facts & assure accountability.
Donald Trump: Foreign-provided opposition info? Read it; maybe call FBI.
Pete Buttigieg: Rejecting foreign election interference isn't complicated.
Pete Buttigieg: Won't demand prosecution of Trump; that's AG's call.
Beto O`Rourke: Future Justice Dept. should follow facts on Trump.
Cory Booker: Trump undermines constitutional intent: no one above the law.
Cory Booker: Supports impeachment investigation necessary to get to truth.
Lindsey Graham: Now supports Trump, but called him "unfit for office".
Justin Amash: Amash's call for impeachment condemned by Freedom Caucus.
Justin Amash: Nobody wins in a trade war.
Tom Steyer: Republicans did not lose Congress for impeaching Clinton.
Tom Steyer: Nixon only lost support once impeachment hearings began.
Donald Trump: OpEd: 1920s law authorizes to get presidential tax returns.
Donald Trump: OpEd: Trump aides must testify despite "executive privilege".
Robert Reich: Refusing Congress' subpoena fits a dictator, not a president.
Robert Reich: When Nixon blocked aides' testifying, Dems threatened jail.
Donald Trump: If Congress tries to impeach, I'll go to the Supreme Court.
Gerald Ford: An "impeachable offense" is whatever the House says it is.
Tom Steyer: Trump & GOP systematically break the law & democratic norms.
Tom Steyer: Majority of Americans want Trump impeached and removed.
Colin Powell: First Amendment means the press can criticize the president.
Donald Trump: OpEd: 18-month investigation alleges $413M in tax fraud.
Donald Trump: Claimed father lent him $1M; actually lent him $60M.
Democratic Party: Sue Trump for conspiracy with Russia to win 2016 election.
Donald Trump: Sued by Democratic Party for 2016 Russia collusion.
Thomas Perez: Trump 2016 Russian collusion was unprecedented treachery.
Donald Trump: OpEd: Trump is dangerous because he isn't tethered to truth.
Donald Trump: OpEd: Trump demands loyalty, like a mob boss.
Donald Trump: OpEd:FBI believes Steele Dossier showed Russian interference.
Donald Trump: OpEd: FBI investigation of Hillary's email proves relevance.
Hillary Clinton: Email scandal: no evidence of obstruction of justice.
Hillary Clinton: Email scandal: FBI doesn't prosecute carelessness.
Hillary Clinton: Email scandal: October FBI letter lost election to Trump.
Jeff Flake: Impeachment appropriate is Trump fires Special Counsel.
Democratic Party: 2016: GOP obstructed Russia election interference probe.
Mike Conaway: 2016: Russia wanted Hillary loss; no preference on Trump win.
Tom Rooney: 2016: Russia wanted Hillary loss; but did not back Trump.
Trey Gowdy: 2016: Russia wanted Hillary loss; that's same as Trump win.
Democratic Party: 196 Congressional Dems sue Trump over Emoluments Clause.
Lindsey Graham: Investigate Steele dossier and how FBI handled it.
Adam Schiff: Firing FBI's Comey for hidden reasons is obstructing justice.
Al Green: Introduced motion to impeach Trump.
Cheri Bustos: Democrat from Trump-won district opposes impeachment.
Jerry Nadler: Would lead impeachment committee very cautiously.
Steve Cohen: On impeachment: Russian collusion different from Clinton sex.
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Technology
Andrew Yang: Press misrepresents how Trump got elected.
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Welfare & Poverty
Bernie Sanders: Deal with 500,000 people sleeping on streets, AND Trump.
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The above quotations are from Speculation on Trump impeachment proceedings.
Related books and archives:
- Trump Administration comparison of promises made with promises kept
- Impeachment speculation and investigations against Donald Trump
Books:
- Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Loyalty, by James Comey (2018)
- Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump (2011)
- Never Give Up, by Donald Trump (2008)
- How to Get Rich, by Donald Trump (2004)
- The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump (2000)
- The Art of the Deal, by Donald Trump (1993)
- Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life, by Donald Trump and Bill Zanker
- Trump 101: The Way to Success, by Donald Trump and Meredith McIver
- Trump: The Art of the Comeback, by Donald Trump and Kate Bohner
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