Donald Trump impeachment trial 'is constitutional' Donald Trump was left fuming over his lawyer’s rambling defence as the US Senate voted to go ahead with the ex-president’s impeachment trial today. Watching on television from his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida, Mr Trump reportedly blasted his lead attorney’s performance as a disaster. On a scale from one to 10, with 10 being the most irate, Mr Trump “was an eight”, one source told the New York.