Donald Trump's second #ImpeachmentTrial began in the Senate at 1 p.m. ET today.
We'll be following the trial and updating this thread with developments.
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Today, expect to see: — Four-hour debate over whether the Constitution allows the Senate to try a president who has already left office. – A vote on whether to proceed — a measure that only needs a simple majority (51 votes) and is expected to pass easily.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-senate-impeachment-trial-ii-everything-you-need-know-n1256905 …
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If the measure passes, the trial will proceed with up to 16 hours per side to present their case beginning Wednesday. — Each side gets two days to present. Presentations can't exceed eight hours. — After presentations, senators have a total of four hours to question both sides.
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Next: — There will be four hours divided equally between the parties for arguments on whether the Senate will consider motions to subpoena witnesses and documents. — Then, closing arguments (up to four hours), along with deliberation time if requested by Senators.
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It will take 67 votes to convict Trump. While his acquittal is all but certain, a handful of Republican senators will be closely watched as an indication of whether Trump's sway in the party is waning.
@AmandaBecker's analysis on Collins and Murkowski:https://19thnews.org/2021/02/collins-murkowski-trump-impeachment/ …Show this thread -
You can watch the #ImpeachmentTrial live via@NewsHour:https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1DXxyRoLByEKM …Show this thread -
Trump's second
#ImpeachmentTrial will move forward after the Senate voted Tuesday that the trial of a former president is constitutional. The vote was 56-44, with six Republicans, including Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, joining all 50 Democrats.https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates/2021/02/09/965970361/senate-votes-its-constitutional-to-try-former-president-donald-trump …Show this thread -
Day 2 of Trump's
#ImpeachmentTrial: – The Democratic House managers are presenting their opening arguments. They have 16 hours over two days to make their case. — The Trump defense team has the same amount of allotted time to present their arguments.https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1MnxnlrOWkVGO …Show this thread -
#ImpeachmentTrial: House managers are expected to present new evidence during Wednesday's session, including video footage from Capitol security cameras that hasn't been seen publicly before.https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates/2021/02/10/966284540/impeachment-managers-to-present-new-video-footage-in-opening-presentation …Show this thread -
The
#ImpeachmentTrial has adjourned for the day, with the Democratic House managers completing their first day of opening arguments. In their arguments, the managers presented previously unreleased video and audio from the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1359614461733179392 …
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Audio/video includes: Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman redirecting Sen. Mitt Romney away from the rioters’ path. Romney told reporters after the video played that he did not know he had come that close to the rioters.https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1359617822477979650 …
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Audio/video includes: Vice President Mike Pence and his family being evacuated from a room near the Senate chamber amid the breach.
@StaceyPlaskett: “Officer Goodman led the mob away from the chamber.”https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1359622212471390209 …
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Audio/video includes: Speaker Pelosi’s staff rushing into a conference room and barricading themselves inside. Seven minutes later, a group of rioters’ entered the hallway outside.https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1359625876586037248 …
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“I’m angry, I’m disturbed, I’m sad,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski told reporters after watching the video and audio presented by the House managers. “I don’t see how Donald Trump could be re-elected to the presidency again.”https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1359635317498798083 …
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#ImpeachmentTrial recap day 2: Former President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed made a prominent appearance, and the House members prosecuting the case leaned on his words and those of his supporters to argue for conviction. Via@nytimes:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/trump-impeachment-takeaways-day-2.html …Show this thread -
#ImpeachmentTrial day 3: The House managers plan to conclude their case today by continuing to work to tie the actions of the insurrectionists to rhetoric from former President Trump. Trump’s defense lawyers are expected to present their case Friday.https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OdJrVeeZAqJX …Show this thread -
Missed anything from day 2? A recap.
https://twitter.com/politico/status/1359885649537564696 …
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#ImpeachmentTrial day 4: — Trump’s lawyers will mount his defense, which reportedly is not expected to take the 16 hours allotted. On Thursday, one of his attorneys called the trial a “politically partisan process,” signaling where their arguments will go.https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1lPKqXRpWMNxb …Show this thread -
Ahead of today's
#ImpeachmentTrial proceedings, President Biden told reporters he's "anxious to see what my Republican friends do, if they stand up." It's still likely that Trump will be acquitted, as 67 senators are needed to vote to convict.https://twitter.com/politico/status/1360252011300720645 …
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