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Anybody could be president. why do we have to go back to him after he's committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the country? so, we'll see. schumer: the senate is now ready to vote on the article of impeachment. clerk: mr. mcconnell? mcconnell: not guilty. clerk: mr. mcconnell, not guilty. ♪ reporter: it's over. twice tried, twice acquitted. reporter: a majority of senators, including seven republicans, voted to convict former president trump. but it was not enough. leahy: the senate, having tried donald john trump, former president of the united states, by one article of impeachment....

And it was an effort to prove our case. so if the house managers want to present witnesses, i would hope, as i had hoped in the clinton trial, that the senate would allow a certain number of witnesses to be presented. if mulvaney and bolton could somehow be brought forward by virtue of subpoenas, that would be honored or voluntarily, that would be fine, as far as i'm concerned. but the bottom line is this, though. i don't think even if you take on face value that the president withheld the aid in order -- in large pressure to get at a political enemy, which i don't believe is the truth. i don'...

♪ you'll soon be right ♪ ♪ where you belong ♪ ♪ writing memoirs, donnie ♪ ♪ behind bars, donnie ♪ reporter: about the jurisdictional issue about the constitutionality of trying a former president. the house managers are going to argue that yes, there is jurisdiction, and they're going to cite lots of constitutional scholarship, and the president's lawyers are going to say, no, there's no jurisdiction. let's listen. jamie raskin: my name is jamie raskin. because i have been a professor of constitutional law for three decades, i know there are a lot of people who are dreading end...

♪ you'll soon be right ♪ ♪ where you belong ♪ ♪ writing memoirs, donnie ♪ ♪ behind bars, donnie ♪ reporter: about the jurisdictional issue about the constitutionality of trying a former president. the house managers are going to argue that yes, there is jurisdiction, and they're going to cite lots of constitutional scholarship, and the president's lawyers are going to say, no, there's no jurisdiction. let's listen. jamie raskin: my name is jamie raskin. because i have been a professor of constitutional law for three decades, i know there are a lot of people who are dreading end...

They're just going to get up and say this isn't a trial. a totally funny argument. ♪ good-bye donnie well good-bye donnie it's so nice you'll soon be right where you belong ♪ ♪ righting memoirs donnie behind bars donnie ♪ >> the constitutionality of trying a former president, the house managers are going to argue that, yes, there is jurisdiction and they're going to write lots of constitutional -- the former president's lawyers are going to say, no, there is no jurisdiction. >> my name is jamie raskin.