Day one of the Trump impeachment trial drew to a close in the Senate after four hours of emotional testimony and bitter debate and the proceedings will pick up again Wednesday afternoon.
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Joe Biden s victory in the presidential election.
The House impeached Trump a week later, just seven days before Biden took the oath of office.
With the Senate split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, it is unlikely they will reach the two-thirds threshold for conviction.
Trump is the only president to be impeached twice.
The proceedings in the Senate started just after 1 p.m. ET, and debate lasted nearly four hours. The proceedings adjourned just after 5 p.m.
GOP senator voted to hold impeachment trial because Trump s legal team was terrible
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said that he voted in favor of holding an impeachment trial because former President Donald Trump s defense team did a terrible job.