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Published
February 10, 2021

Democrats use harrowing new video, audio to bolster case

Newly released radio dispatches from the D.C. police also echoed through the Senate chamber with the voices of law enforcement officers calling for backup and overwhelmed by the surging crowd on Jan. 6.
Published
February 10, 2021

Georgia prosecutor opens criminal probe after Trump’s calls to alter election results

In early January, the then-president pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to 'find' enough votes to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state during an hourlong phone call.
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

Trump fumes as his legal team baffles Republican senators

The former president was furious at what he saw from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, and some allies called for yet another shakeup of his legal team.
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.

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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.
Published
February 8, 2021

Trump censure promoted by Sen. Collins is still on the table as trial is set to begin

However, the reception has been lukewarm so far from Democrats, who would prefer to see the former president convicted in the impeachment trial, and from Republicans, who fear political consequences in barring Trump from office.
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 7, 2021

Senate Republicans back Trump as impeachment trial nears

With him gone from the presidency, they show little political appetite to take further action.
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.