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The Stakes of the Senate's Impeachment Trial Couldn't Be Higher


The Atlantic
Trump Has Left Congress No Choice
The Capitol riot was a tragic farce, but the type of political violence it represents poses an existential threat to democracy.
January 25, 2021
Melina Mara / The Washington Post / Getty
The first impeachment of Donald Trump was an act of self-preservation by Democrats. The second is an act of self-preservation by Congress.
In 2019, the Democratic congressional leadership initially resisted the cries for impeachment that had been building since the party gained control of the House of Representatives; Speaker Nancy Pelosi memorably and ineffectually quipped that Trump was “almost self-impeaching” in May of that year. ....

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