2019 Day 1047: The White House will not participate in the Judiciary Committee's first impeachment hearing on Wednesday; the House Intelligence Committee will circulate its report on Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations into his political rivals; House Republicans prepared their own report, which claims Trump did "nothing wrong" and committed "no quid pro quo, bribery, extortion, or abuse of power"; and 53% of Republicans think Trump is a better leader than Lincoln. Dec 2, 2019
2020 Day 1413: Trump has discussed whether to grant pre-emptive pardons to Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner; the Justice Department is investigating a potential “bribery-for-pardon” scheme involving a large political contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon by the White House; properties owned by the Trump Organization and the Kushner Companies profited from coronavirus pandemic relief programs; and the director of the CDC warned that this winter may be "the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation." Dec 2, 2020
2024 Day 1413: Biden issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for his son Hunter despite repeatedly saying he wouldn’t interfere in his son’s case or use his presidential powers to protect him; Trump nominated Kash Patel as FBI director, a loyalist who has spread baseless "deep state" conspiracy theories and called for a purge of Trump’s perceived enemies from the FBI; Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense was forced out of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran for financial mismanagement, sexual misconduct, and for being intoxicated on the job; two Democratic senators urged Biden to issue a policy directive to try and prevent Trump from deploying active-duty military forces domestically after he takes office; and Trump warned that “there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge” if the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are not released before his inauguration. Dec 2, 2024
2025 Day 1778: Trump said he doesn’t want Somali immigrants in the U.S., calling them “garbage,” saying they “contribute nothing,” and claiming they “ripped off that state for billions of dollars” and should “go back to where they came from and fix it” after he was asked if Minnesota’s governor should resign over a state fraud case; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urged Trump to expand the travel ban from 19 countries to about 30; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the second U.S. strike on a suspected drug boat that killed two survivors, saying he didn’t see anyone in the water because of the “fog of war”; bipartisan negotiations to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies stalled, leaving Congress less than a month before more than 20 million Americans face premium hikes that will average 114%; the Trump administration said it will start cutting SNAP funds to Democratic-led states next week unless they turn over detailed data on program recipients; Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion to seed $250 deposits into 25 million “Trump accounts” for children; Trump, 79, posted more than 150 messages on Truth Social between 7 p.m. and midnight; and Trump appeared to repeatedly fall asleep during a televised Cabinet meeting. Dec 2, 2025