Trump's second impeachment trial begins in Senate - Day 1 Feb 9, 12PM

[Donkees]

Scheduled for Feb 9, 2021

Former President Donald Trump faces his second impeachment trial in the Senate on Feb. 9, when lawmakers will begin the process of considering whether to convict him on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump was impeached by the House last month while still in office, the first president ever to be impeached twice. It was a largely party-line vote, but 10 Republicans also joined Democrats in condemning the president for stoking violence.

Unlike his last impeachment trial before the Senate in 2020, when he faced charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, this trial comes weeks after the end of his term, another first. Most Senate Republicans voted not to proceed with the trial because they view it as unconstitutional to try Trump once no longer in office, but that motion failed in a 55-45 vote. Democrats have a razor thin majority in the Senate, giving them the power to push forward with the trial and on their terms, but they will need to win over some Republicans in order to convict Trump, which requires a two-thirds majority vote.

[usaf-vet]

1. Hoping justice prevails and this will be the end of tRump holding elected office.

[magicguido]

2. Republicans: your last chance to redeem yourselves from being the QAnon Party

[ancianita]

3. So sorry to duplicate, Donkees. I looked down the V&M post list but not the main page.

I'll happily delete the post.

[ancianita]

4. Raskin: "Presidents can't inflame insurrection in their final days in office and then walk away

as if nothing happened. Yet that is the rule president Trump asks you to adopt. I urge you, we urge you to decline his request, to vindicate the Constitution, to let us try this case."

I can't believe the managers have to disprove this specious argument and even ask to make The People's case.

[ancianita]

5. Raskin: ""President Trump may not know much about the Founders, but they knew all about him...."

Go, Jaimie!

[ancianita]

6. TRIAL STARTS TWELVE NOON TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY.

Vote to continue to the impeachment trial after debate on dismissal:

56 Ayes 44 Nays

TRIAL STARTS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY.

[Donkees]

7. Please post the remaining livestreams :)

[ancianita]

8. Why do you say that?

[Donkees]

9. Because I usually don't pay attention to thread conversations when watching something like this ...

I just watch or listen while working at home.

[ancianita]

10. I see. Well,

I'm happy with you doing it if you want. I don't mind who does it. I just post it if I don't see anyone doing it before me, which this time, was a goof.

So I'm totally fine if you go ahead and continue if you like.