Feb 11 Watch 6:09 Sen. Mark Warner: Evidence against Trump 'overwhelmingly compelling' House Democrats on Thursday zeroed in on the argument that former President Trump wanted rioters to invade the U.S. Capitol. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, one of the jurors in the trial, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his views… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 7:52 Assessing the strength of the legal arguments made against Trump President Trump's defense team will make their argument Friday in his impeachment trial. Elizabeth Chryst, the Republican Senate secretary during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial, and Melody Barnes, of the University of Virginia's Democracy Initiative, helped broker that trial's rules… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 8:02 How the impeachment trial is being seen and heard across the country To get a sense of how the impeachment trial is being seen and heard across the country outside Washington, D.C., we spoke with two political reporters in Phoenix, Arizona and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, a national political reporter… Continue watching
Feb 10 WATCH: Trump's second impeachment trial | Day 3 By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press House prosecutors concluded two days of emotional arguments in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Thursday, insisting the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on “the president’s orders” to stop Joe Biden's election. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: 'Trump left everyone in the Capitol for dead,' Rep. Castro says By Associated Press Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas said Wednesday that Trump didn’t deploy the National Guard or any other law enforcement to help overwhelmed Capitol Police on Jan. 6 despite multiple pleas for him to do so. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 11:10 Opening arguments begin in Trump's historic impeachment trial By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins, Patty Gorena Morales Opening arguments officially got underway Wednesday in former President Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, as Democrats made their case on his role in inciting the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 8:08 Are Democrats connecting the dots on Trump's role in the Capitol insurrection? As former President Trump's impeachment trial moved into high gear Wednesday, we spoke with two people who worked in the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Elizabeth Chryst was the Republican Senate secretary during the trial, and Melody Barnes… Continue watching
Feb 10 WATCH: Democrats say Capitol mob sought to kill Pelosi By Associated Press Democrats say Capitol Police evacuated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from the Capitol complex entirely because they feared for her safety on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Officer Eugene Goodman seen diverting Sen. Mitt Romney from pro-Trump mob in security footage By Associated Press Footage also showed rioters screaming and breaking into the Capitol. Some of the rioters grabbed fire extinguishers from the walls as they stormed through the hallways. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Trump used 'fight' or 'fighting' 20 times in rally speech, Dean says By Associated Press Prosecutors at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are using footage of the rally he headlined ahead of the riot on the Capitol to argue he incited the crowd. Continue reading