Fact check: Day 1 of Trump impeachment trial
The question is not settled, though the weight of legal views contradicts the Trump team’s assertions.
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The question is not settled, though the weight of legal views contradicts the Trump team’s assertions.
Donald Trump's lawyers stretched beyond the facts Tuesday in arguing it's an open-and-shut case that the Constitution bars impeaching ex-presidents.
Lawyers for Donald Trump stretched beyond the facts when they argued there's an open-and-shut case that the Constitution bars impeaching former presidents.
Democrats overcame a procedural hurdle as the Senate voted 56-44 to proceed with trial but face tough odds trying to win the two-thirds majority needed to convict Trump.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's lawyers and the Constitution | 2021/02/10