::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin (The Slice): The denial of presidential privileges has come up in discussions on how to penalize Pres. Donald Trump for causing a riot at the U.S. Capitol. As he is transitioning out of the role, it has become evident that he could lose a lot more than the election if House impeachment efforts are successful in the Senate.  Congress can intervene to deny the former president access to the lush life he has enjoyed at the expense of American taxpayers.  All presidents have the luxury of several life-long benefits after they leave office.  Taxpayers cover  various presidential perks, unless the POTUS is impeached.  This may be why even though the clock is ticking down fast before the presidential term officially ends on January 20, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally called for an article of impeachment to be filed on Monday.   The public is losing confidence in counting on impeachment to hold the president accountable for the capitol insur...

By Mona Austin Pres. Trump woke up Wednesday morning expressing disbelief that he will likely be impeached today. He asked followers if they could believe the "do-nothing Democratics" are impeaching him. He won't be watching the impeachment, electing to pay attention to GOPers online who support him or FOX News, whose comments he likes to retweet. But, his team has his back and for now they are doing the talking. The Vice Pres. arrived in Michigan ahead of the president for a separate event this morning and immediately started defending his tarnished legacy in light of impeachment. "Thank you for being here on a blustery Michigan day, and a day when there's a lot of bluster in DC as well," he said. "Truthfully, friends, what's happening on Capitol Hill today is a disgrace... the truth is they are trying to impeach this president because they know they can't defeat this president. They're trying to run do...

Opinion by Mona Austin By all indications for the impeachment hearing thus far, Republicans have started a fight they can't finish. The American people are exhausted and want to see action on impeachment once and for all. Moving forward is going to be rocky for the nation. When the walls come tumbling down in Washington as they soon will, the impact will be felt all over the nation among all parties. The nation is literally split down the middle on the prospect of removing Pres. Donald Trump from office. Withe the impeachment proceeding underway, there is If impeached, does the president go or does he stay? Is VP Pence next in line? Surprisingly, the answer to that question is, "not necessarily." There are many technicalities surrounding these questions. Usually, the Vice President is next in line to lead the nation in the case of death or removal of the president, but under other circumstances, when the POTUS is alive, such as impeachment, ...

Photo: Alex Wong House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responds to a question about whether she is pursuing impeachment of Pres. Donald Trump over hate at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.) Don't mess with "Fancy Nancy" By Mona Austin (The Slice): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lost patience with a Sinclair Broadcasting reporter in her weekly press conference on Thursday, when asked if her pursuit of impeachment is related to hating President Donald Trump. Pelosi had walked away from the podium, but the question stopped her in her tracks. She turned back around to confront the reporter directly. “I don’t hate anybody,” she said. Invoking her Catholic upbringing, Pelosi pointed her finger and snapped at Sinclair reporter James Rosen, saying, "I resent your using the word hate in a sentence that addresses me. I don’t hate anyone. ” "I was raised in a way to have a heart full of love and always pray for the president. I pray fo...

By Mona Austin Both sides have responded to the biggest step in deciding the fate of President Donald Trump surrounding a range of obstruction of justice accusations, the House-approved resolution to pursue a formal impeachment. Democrats are giving the Republicans a taste of their own medicine when they set the rules. Rep. Steve Scalise said it is a "Soviet-styled," "sham." They president brought this on himself by telling just about anyone connected to him not to cooperate in hearings. A genereal lack of cooperation and stone-walling from Reoublicans in many instances has come back to "haunt" him on this Halloween day. The opposition party one argued that the process was flawed because blames Pelosi did not hold a vote, but are now for utilizing oversight authority that has prevented them from participating in closed-dor hearings, a precendent in and deciding to keep We take no joy in having to ove down ths road and proceed wit...