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The editorial board of "the st. louis post-dispatch" issued a similar call to republicans. how far must a president go in betraying his country before republicans finally declare that he no longer represents their values? how much crisis, chaos, and scandal can republicans, exhausted from constantly defending him, tolerate before they decide enough's enough? the time has come for republicans to stand up for the constitution, stand up for america, and tell trump to step down. today mitch mcconnell left no doubt that there will be an impeachment trial in the senate if president trump is impeache...

Ammunition for democrats to go forward with an article of impeachment. >> dana: up there on the hill, the action right now, the ball is squarely in the house's court. but looking ahead, if the house were to go through with this, how does the senate play into this? >> mitch mcconnell said he would, quote, take it up. i want you to listen to the sound byte and i'll explain it on the other side. >> the senate impeachment rules are very clear. the senate would have to take an impeachment resolution if it came over from the house. >> dana, take it up does not mean there's going to be a trial on the...

That's key because "shall" is simply a legal command requiring action, meaning the senate must hold trials after impeachments. and that's what's happened in the two times in the whole history of our country when the house has ever gone down that road and solemnly impeached the president. in the cases of clinton and johnson, the senate did hold trials for them, and both cases involved them being acquitted. as for mcconnell's reference for the rules, the senate maintain asset of rules for these type of impeachment rules. they were updated last in 1986. and they do provide a schedule for mandator...