February 9, 2021

Just one month and a handful of days after Donald Trump incited an uprising that ended with six people dead, 140 cops injured, and a trashed Capitol building, his second impeachment trial in the Senate begins.

Today's proceedings will be a 4-hour debate on the constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial after Trump leaves office, with a vote at the end which is likely to fall along party lines.

We will be running live streams for the duration of the trial, so bring a friend and plan to watch live with us. Leave your thoughts in the comments.

UPDATE: The Senate votes 56-44 that Trump can be impeached after leaving office. The trial will reconvene at noon eastern Wednesday for the House Managers' presentation of evidence.

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