News Mash-up: Trump’s Impeachment Trial

Trump’s impeachment trial starts in US Senate Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began Feb. 9 after U.S. senators voted to move forward with the trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, rejecting a claim the proceeding was unconstitutional. The Senate voted 56-44 to proceed with its trial of the former president, a historic first, rejecting largely along party lines his defense lawyers’ argument that a president cannot face trial after leaving the White House. Democrats hope to disqualify Trump from ever again holding public office. (Reuters) Trump acquitted for 2nd time by US Senate Donald Trump on Feb. 13 was acquitted by the U.S. Senate in his second impeachment trial in 12 months, as his fellow Republicans shielded him from accountability for the deadly assault by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol. The vote of 57-43 fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict the former president on a charge of incitement of insurrection after a five-day trial in the same building that was raided by Trump supporters on Jan. 6. (Reuters) These articles were provided by The Japan Times Alpha.