Headline Roundup • February 9th, 2021
Donald Trump's Second Impeachment Trial Begins
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NPR (Online News)
The Senate on Tuesday begins the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump a month after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
The House of Representatives voted on Jan. 13 to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection with just a week left in his term, charging that he caused the riot that endangered hundreds of lawmakers and left five people dead, including a police officer.
New York Times (News)
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump begins on Tuesday, about a month after he was charged by the House with incitement of insurrection for his role in egging on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Here’s what you need to know.
How will the trial unfold?
Senate Democrats and Republicans, joined by the House impeachment managers and Mr. Trump’s legal team, reached a bipartisan agreement on Monday that would pave the way for an especially quick and efficient proceeding that could be...
Washington Examiner
House Democrats will deliver their impeachment case “like a violent crime prosecution" against former President Donald Trump when the trial convenes in the Senate Tuesday afternoon.
Trump’s second impeachment trial starts at 1 p.m. and is expected to last a week or more. He is charged with one article of impeachment for citing an insurrection ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a violent throng of his supporters.
Senior House Democratic aides on the impeachment managers' team said Tuesday the prosecution led by House impeachment managers...
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