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Trump Republicans protested at the Michigan Republican Party’s headquarters in Lansing, Michigan back in May. They were upset that the Executive Director of the State Party, Jason Roe, had made repeated dismissive and NeverTrump statements to GOP groups. Candidates and activists wanted to get the attention of the new Party Chairman to fire Roe. In May, Roe was at a Michigan political event where he got into arguments with several Republican activists and candidates for office about the Trump legacy and about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Roe told conservatives they were idiots for supporting Trump, idiots...

Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, both members of the Judiciary Committee, called on the White House Monday to make a deal to fill court vacancies. ~snip~ They offered accepting Judge James Rogan, a Trump pick, as long as their choice — Judge Lucy Koh — is also confirmed. They also proposed that each party select a nominee from the other’s list to confirm.

Monica Lewinsky is stepping out of the shadows, writing for the first time about her mid-1990s affair with former President Bill Clinton in this month’s edition of Vanity Fair. […] Lewinsky says she is going public in part because of the tragic story of 18-year-old Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, who killed himself in 2010 after his roommate filmed him, without his knowledge, kissing another man. Lewinsky says the incident took her back to the days of her own scandal, when her mother worried she would try to commit suicide. Lewinsky says now she believes it is important to tell her...

Former member of the House of Representatives James Rogan talks about book his book, "Catching our Flag," the Clinton impeachment and about his own background in politics. The now Superior court Judge, Rogan said he waited ten years to write the book on the impeachment because he wanted to make sure the facts weren’t colored by politics. He said he hasn’t changed his mind on what happened; only that he wished it hadn’t cost him his spot in Congress. "I knew if I had cast that vote to impeach President Clinton…that it was going to cost me my seat in...

This is a heart wrenching history of the Clinton Impeachment using Rogan's diary. You get practically day-to-day report of what was going on inside the Judiciary Committee and the impeachment investigation, as well as the details of the "trial" that wasn't a trial. It's a testament to the bravery and fortitude of a group of men who put principle above politics, who stood for the Constitution against enormous opposition. They did the right thing.

The extent of scandals in Bill Clinton's administration and the president's uncanny ability to escape political harm from them led one well-known congressman to compare handling the ex–commander in chief to a fight with elusive flatulence. "Nailing Bill Clinton is like trying to nail a fart to the wall," former Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., reportedly said. "There's a lot of smell and you know it's there. You just aren't sure where to nail." The account of the fragrant remark comes from Barr's fellow Republican, former Rep. James Rogan of California, who led impeachment proceedings against Clinton in the U.S. House...

California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is blocking the nomination of former Republican Congressman James Rogan to the federal bench, due largely to Rogan’s leading role in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Rogan served in the U.S. House from 1997 to 2001, and due to his background as a prosecutor, was selected as one of 13 House managers for the impeachment trial. “U.S. Rep. Rogan was one of the most enthusiastic backers of impeachment — he thought President Clinton had committed high crimes and misdemeanors,” Boxer’s spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz said.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced he intends to appoint James Rogan to a judgeship in the Orange County Superior Court on October 1, 2006. Rogan, 48, of Yorba Linda, is of counsel with the law firm Preston Gates Ellis. Previously, he served as a partner in the Venable law firm from 2004-2005. He has also served as undersecretary in the Department of Commerce and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 2001 to 2004, member of the U.S. Congress, serving on the House Judiciary Committee and Commerce Committee from 1997 to 2001, member of the California State Assembly...

Rogan's Run? Former California Congressman Jim Rogan has been happily working as a lawyer in Yorba Linda, California. Sales of his autobiography, detailing his rise to success from his roots as the juvenile delinquent son of a welfare mom, are going briskly. He still gets fan letters from people who recall how his service as a House impeachment manager in 1999 led to his defeat for re-election the next year. Lately those fans have been urging him to run for the Orange County House seat likely to be vacated when Rep. Chris Cox moves up to become chairman of the...

Call it the incredible shrinking campaign. Over the last two weeks, more potential candidates have bowed out than jumped at the chance of succeeding Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach), nominated this month by President Bush to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Just days after the Free Enterprise Fund, a conservative fundraising group in Washington, launched a campaign to draft James Rogan, the former congressman from Glendale said Friday that he was flattered but wasn't in the running. "I don't anticipate being a candidate, barring some unforeseen event," said Rogan, who also served as undersecretary of commerce during Bush's first...

Campbell picking up endorsements To some GOP observers, state senator is front runner for Rep. Chris Cox's seat. Now that state Sen. Dick Ackerman is out of the picture, state Sen. John Campbell is picking up some of the endorsements Ackerman had claimed in the bid to replace Rep. Chris Cox in the U.S. House. Cox, who was first elected to represent the 48th Congressional District in 1988, was tabbed by President Bush on June 2 to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. He must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, but hearings have not yet been scheduled. Campbell now...

June 3, 2005 THE NATION Candidates to Fill Cox's Post Emerge GOP contenders include state Sen. Dick Ackerman and ex-Assemblywoman Marilyn Brewer. By Jean O. Pasco, Times Staff Writer Republican candidates continued to emerge Thursday for the Orange County congressional seat held by Rep. Christopher Cox, nominated by President Bush to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the Senate confirms Cox (R-Newport Beach), a special election is likely later this year, perhaps consolidated with a possible statewide election in November, or early next year. The field is expected to draw several Republican candidates to the coastal district, where GOP...

James E. Rogan, who represented parts of the San Fernando Valley in Congress before losing in one of the most expensive House races in history, announced Tuesday he will leave his Commerce Department post and return to Southern California. Rogan has served as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office undersecretary since 2001. He intends to leave Jan. 9, but said he does not know where in Southern California he will live. In a telephone interview Tuesday, Rogan -- who represented a Burbank-Pasadena district for two terms -- said he plans to complete his autobiography, "Rough Edges," about "what it was...

Under Secretary of Commerce James E. Rogan, who as a Republican congressman from California was an impeachment manager who helped present the House case against Bill Clinton to the U.S. Senate, has issued a response to the part of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s biography, Living History, in which she says: "Because the vote to impeach in the House was considered similar to an indictment, Republican members of the House were sent to the Senate as managers or "prosecutors." They were supposed to present "evidence" of the impeachable offenses while Bill's lawyers would defend him. No live witnesses were introduced. Instead, the...

Hil's book is read hot 200,000 sold on first day By JOEL SIEGEL in New York and JAMES GORDON MEEK in WashingtonDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Even the publisher was amazed yesterday at the demand for Sen. Hillary Clinton's memoir, which sold 200,000 copies during its debut. "We are ecstatic, without question," said Victoria Meyer, executive director of publicity at Simon and Schuster. She said 300,000 copies of "Living History" have been ordered printed on top of the initial run of 1 million. Now ranked second on Amazon.com's best-seller list, the New York Democrat's story threatens to do to No....