Sunday shows – Trump impeachment trial, stimulus dominate

by The Hill staff - 02/07/21 11:38 AM ET

President Trump’s second impeachment trial and a new round of economic stimulus dominated the political talk shows on Sunday morning.

Multiple guests discussed Trump’s trial, which is set to begin this week in the Senate, as well as coronavirus relief. Senate Democrats early Friday approved a budget resolution that will allow them to pass coronavirus relief without GOP support.

Read The Hill’s complete coverage below.

Cheney on Trump impeachment vote: ‘The oath I took … doesn’t bend to partisanship’

By ZACK BUDRYK

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is standing by her vote to impeach former President Trump, saying on Sunday that despite Republican backlash, she felt “compelled” to support impeachment.

“I think people all across Wyoming understand and recognize that our duty is to the Constitution,” Cheney said on “Fox News Sunday” in response to the Wyoming Republican Party voting to censure her on Saturday.

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Murphy: ‘I don’t think any of our job ends just because the president has left office’

By ZACK BUDRYK

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday defended the constitutionality of an impeachment trial for former President Trump after he has left office.

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Graham says Trump will have ‘a place in history’ for Capitol riots

By JOHN BOWDEN

“He’s going to have a place in history for all of this, but the point of the matter is that we’re in Congress, we’re not prosecutors. Impeachment was never meant to be a prosecution,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said.

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GOP senator: Trump impeachment a ‘meaningless messaging partisan exercise’

By JOSEPH CHOI

Republican Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.) on Sunday rejected the second impeachment trial of former President Trump while saying punishment the “court of public opinion” or “some criminal charge” may be “another avenue.”

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Yellen: Biden stimulus plan fastest way to bring economy back to pre-pandemic levels

By JOHN BOWDEN

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she supports President Biden’s plan for a large stimulus package, currently proposed at $1.9 trillion, calling it the best way to get the U.S. economy back to pre-pandemic levels.

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Buttigieg says ‘time is of the essence’ on stimulus bill

By JOSEPH CHOI

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg left open the idea on Sunday that the administration would consider lowering the income threshold for eligibility for Americans to receive individual stimulus checks under the latest coronavirus relief proposal.

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Toomey: Economy is ‘roaring back,’ another stimulus package would be ‘inappropriate’

By JOHN BOWDEN

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) touted the strength of the U.S. economy on Sunday and said that a new stimulus package would be “inappropriate,” given that Congress passed a bipartisan aid package in December.

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Cheney says Republican Conference should have decided Greene’s fate

By JOSEPH CHOI

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wis.) said on Sunday that she believed the Republican Conference “should have dealt” with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who was stripped of her committee assignments last week by the full House.

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Schiff knocks McCarthy: ‘He has no values’

By ZACK BUDRYK

“Kevin McCarthy stands for nothing except the perpetuation of his own position. He has no values, and in my view cares about little except for hoping to be Speaker one day, God forbid,” he said.

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Biden predicts ‘extreme competition’ with China

By JOHN BOWDEN

The U.S. and China will experience “extreme competition” on the global economic stage, but will not be drawn into direct conflict with one another, President Biden said on Sunday.

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