Feb 09 Watch 5:37 A constitutional scholar on why Trump’s impeachment trial should proceed Democrats and Republicans Tuesday made their arguments over the constitutionality of President Trump impeachment trial and his role in the attacks on the Capitol in January. Michael McConnell, of the Stanford Law School, is a constitutional scholar and former judge… Continue watching
Feb 09 WATCH: Trump lawyer says impeachment trial will tear the U.S. apart By Associated Press Trump was impeached one week before he left office and one week after he told his supporters to "fight like hell” before they laid siege on the Capitol. The rioting resulted in five deaths. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Lawyer for Trump concedes he lost election during impeachment trial By Associated Press In opening remarks Tuesday, lawyer Bruce Castor said: “The American people are smart enough to pick a new administration if they don’t like the old one. And they just did.”… Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Rep. Raskin chokes up talking about Capitol attack By Associated Press Raskin spoke about his personal experience in the Capitol on Jan. 6. He had been joined by family members that day — the day after he had buried his son, who took his own life in December. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump’s historic 2nd trial opens with jarring video of Capitol siege By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial has opened in the Senate with graphic video of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress after the defeated former president whips up a rally crowd. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Senate Majority Leader Schumer says COVID-19 relief efforts to continue during impeachment trial By Associated Press The impeachment trial will force the Senate to decide whether to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Trump’s second impeachment trial begins in Senate By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press House Democrats prosecuting the case told senators they were presenting “cold, hard facts” against Trump, who is charged with inciting the mob siege of the Capitol to overturn the election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 6:49 Congress irons out final details on the eve of Trump’s historic impeachment trial By PBS NewsHour Congress and the American people are preparing for the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, which is set to begin on Tuesday. It's a historic first for the nation, as a president has never been impeached twice. Yamiche… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 8:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s impeachment and his enduring influence NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how former President Trump's second impeachment trial will be different from the first, how partisanship plays in to the… Continue watching
Feb 08 Trump’s lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’ By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a brief filed on the eve of the impeachment trial, lawyers for the former president leveled a wide-ranging attack on the case. Continue reading