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Impeachment

Published
February 11, 2021

Convict Trump or invite dire damage to American democracy, prosecutors urge Senate

House impeachment managers wrapped up an emotional 2 days of opening arguments, with Donald Trump’s defense to take the floor on Friday.
Published
February 10, 2021

What to Watch: Democrats to argue Trump alone incited mob

House Democrats will begin two days of arguments Wednesday in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial
Published
February 10, 2021

Chilling video at Trump impeachment trial: Police beg for help; senators flee

House prosecutors displayed gripping scenes of how close the rioters were to the country’s leaders, roaming the halls chanting 'Hang Mike Pence,' some equipped with combat gear and members of extremist groups among the first inside.
Published
February 9, 2021

Impeachment trial highlights: History lessons, Trump tweets, 13-minute video

William Belknap, an obscure and long-dead Cabinet secretary from the 1800s, played a starring role Tuesday.
Published
February 9, 2021

Senate votes to proceed with trial, rejecting Trump argument that it’s unconstitutional

While 6 Republicans, including Susan Collins, joined Democrats in voting to proceed, the 56-44 tally showed how far House prosecutors have to go for a conviction, which requires a two-thirds threshold of 67 senators.

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Published
February 9, 2021

Watch Live: Donald Trump’s impeachment trial starts today

Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial will force the Senate to decide whether to convict him of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
Published
February 8, 2021

Trump impeachment lawyers blast ‘political theater,’ while Democrats allege ‘grievous crime’

A brief filed prior to the Senate trial makes clear that the former president's lawyers plan to challenge both the constitutionality of the trial and any suggestion that Donald Trump was to blame for the insurrection.
Published
February 6, 2021

Five key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

Arguments are set to begin Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Published
February 4, 2021

Trump rejects House Democrats’ request that he testify under oath in Senate impeachment trial

The Senate impeachment trial begins on Feb. 9.
Published
February 2, 2021

Democrats make case for conviction; Trump denies charges stemming from riot

In dueling filings, House Democrats link Trump's baseless efforts to overturn the presidential election to the riot at the Capitol, while the former president's lawyers say the Senate trial should be considered unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office.