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Friday, December 20, 2019 Vol. 15 No. 99
Impeachment, What Now? House Democrats IMPEACH President Donald Trump, case now goes to US Senate By Desert Star Staff The US House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for “abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress.” The Republicanmajority Senate will now take
up the president’s trial. The outcome of Wednesday’s vote came as little surprise, with the Democrat-controlled House voting along party lines in what their GOP opponents perceive as a partisan attack
on a sitting US leader. Trump thus becomes the third-ever US president to be impeached by the House, after Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998. Both were acquitted in the Senate and remained in office till the
Extras Needed for a new Val Kilmer Movie Being Filmed in Coachella By Desert Star Staff COACHELLA, CA Coachella Valley Community members are being asked to participate and fill downtown Coachella as background extras in a Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade scene in the new feature film, Pay Dirt, starring Val Kilmer (Tombstone, Top Gun, The Doors) and Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Blade II). People of all ages should arrive wearing “Day of the Dead” festive face paint to bring to life the traditional celebration.
Masks, props and other costumes are welcome. Extras will meet at City Hall in Coachella at 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 21st where filming will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on 6th street in between Grapefruit Blvd. and Vine Street. The parade scene is in collaboration with Mayor Steven Hernandez of the city of Coachella as well as Raices Cultura, a non-profit that hosts the annual Run with Los Muertos 5k, bringing together thousands to celebrate the cultural tradition.
This is the fifth feature film hometown movie director, Christian Sesma, has filmed in the Coachella Valley. Sesma and Mike Hatton are both producers on the film and both have ties to the Coachella Valley. Sesma, born and raised in the Coachella Valley, is most known for his work on Vigilante Diaries & The Night Crew, and Hatton most notably for his role in the Oscar Award winning film, Green Book. For more information, please contact Leandra Romero at Leeromero12@ gmail.com.
end of their terms. This is shaping up to be the scenario for Trump as well, as the Senate is under Republican control. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has already said that he intends to hold a vote to dismiss
the charges, rather than dignify them with a debate. Ahead of the vote, Trump tweeted a quote from Mark Meadows (R-NC), who said that “this is all about Continues on Page 3