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Impeachment Briefing: The Senate Acquits Trump Feb. 13, 2021 voted 57-43 in favor of convicting him — not enough to meet the required two-thirds majority. Democrats needed 17 Republicans to vote with them to convict Mr. Trump of inciting an insurrection. In the end, they got seven: Senators Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania. The House impeachment managers unexpectedly called for witnesses and then abruptly dropped the request, after s...

Impeachment Briefing: A Combative Defense Feb. 12, 2021 What happened today Lawyers for Donald J. Trump delivered a short defense, using just three of their allotted 16 hours. His lawyers claimed, contrary to facts, that Mr. Trump never glorified violence, and they falsely equated his conduct to Democrats’ use of combative rhetoric. Senators from both parties submitted written questions that were answered by the House managers and defense lawyers for Mr. Trump. In breaks, Republican senators spoke positively of the defense. Absent any major shifts, it appears unlikely that there will be eno...

House Democrats branded the former president a clear and present danger to democracy who could sow new violence.

Democrats are likely to rely heavily on video footage from the riot.

The House of Representatives delivered its article of impeachment against Donald J. Trump.