Day 1: Trump Trial Begins, Senate Declares Second Impeachment Constitutional
In a proceedings monitored by worldtopnewsng.com, a majority of senators said the impeachment trial of former President Trump is constitutional despite calls from some Republicans to dismiss proceedings.
A simple majority was needed to proceed.
The House managers and Trump’s defense team are each allotted up to 16 hours spread over two days to present their cases.
The House managers arguing for impeachment go first, and we know that they plan to use a lot of video from the day of the insurrection to make their points.
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Meanwhile, six Republican senators voted with Democrats, establishing that the impeachment trial is constitutional despite calls from some Republicans to dismiss proceedings.
The six GOP senators are:
- Bill Cassidy
- Susan Collins
- Lisa Murkowski
- Mitt Romney
- Ben Sasse
- Pat Toomey
The question passed 56-44.
