South Korea, Yoon and martial law
Otherwise, they can be be dismissed as a partisan attack, as we saw in Trump's two previous impeachments. The recent impeachment of the South Korean president was supported by his own political party. Richard Nixon resigned after the top leaders of his ...
It’s not yet clear where lawmakers will be on the day of Trump’s inauguration after it was announced that the ceremony would be inside due to dangerously cold temperatures.
House Oversight Chair James Comer is requesting President-elect Trump’s DOJ investigate and prosecute President Biden’s brother, James Biden, for alleged false statements to Congress.
The president and his legal team denied allegations that he had sought to target lawmakers during his brief declaration of martial law in December.
The former South Korean defense minister has testified at President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial. He said that he personally prepared for the implementation of martial law in December.
South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.
War, weak growth, and policy uncertainty around Trump’s return already threaten the Korean economy. An extended political crisis will make things worse.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where the detained leader may get a chance to argue his case or answer questions over his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
A bench of three judges rejected the application to delay the hearing of the cases, to allow Mr Gachagua to pursue an appeal on whether Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, had the powers to appoint the judges to determine the petitions.
A three-judge bench has declined a request by lawyers representing former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to grant them 21 days to amend the petition challenging his impeachment process.
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro does not feel that there is a fourth impeachment complaint being prepared against Vice President Sara Duterte, noting that her fellow lawmakers have not spoken about it.