WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers prosecuting Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol opened the former president’s historic second Senate impeachment trial on Tuesday by presenting graphic video depicting the violence perpetrated by a mob of his supporters.
The first day of the dramatic proceedings in the 100-seat Senate will end in a vote on the question of whether holding a trial after Trump has left office, as he did on Jan. 20, violates the U.S. Constitution, which allows for impeachment for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Democrats hope to disqualify Trump from ever again holding public office.
The video presented by the team …
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