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Following the Senate vote acquitting former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial, CBSN anchor Lana Zak spoke with CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker, and political contributor and Democratic strategist Joel Payne about the outcome.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gave a speech on the Senate floor following the vote that acquitted former President Trump in his second impeachment trial. "This was about choosing country over Donald Trump, and 43 Republican members chose Trump," Schumer said. Watch his full remarks here.
After voting to acquit former President Trump in his second impeachment trial, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a scathing address denouncing Mr. Trump's conduct, saying the January 6th Capitol assault "was a foreseeable consequence of the growing crescendo of false statements, conspiracy theories and reckless hyperbole which the defeated president kept shouting into the largest megaphone on planet earth." But he argued impeachment was unconstitutional because Mr. Trump is already out of office. Watch his remarks in full.
CBS News' senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to talk about what can be expected as the impeachment trial of former President Trump draws closer to a vote, and if the Senate plans on calling witnesses.
The former president's lawyers tried to link Democrats to political violence.
The Senate is drawing closer to a verdict in former President Trump's impeachment trial. Nancy Cordes has the latest on whether enough Republicans will vote to convict him.
Former President Trump's legal team used a spliced video montage of Democrats saying "fight" taken out of context.
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump began presenting their defense Friday at his impeachment trial, focusing on the First Amendment protection of free speech and pointing out "incendiary" rhetoric from Democratic leaders in a video compilation. Watch a portion of the presentation by attorney Michael van der Veen.
Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial will shift Friday as his defense attorneys make their case defending Mr. Trump against incitement of insurrection. CBS News legal expert and analyst Rikki Klieman joined CBSN to discuss how effective House impeachment managers' arguments were before they rested their case Thursday.
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are presenting their case Friday in his second impeachment trial. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports on the latest developments while CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from Capitol Hill with more on what to expect from Friday's proceedings.
The House impeachment managers wrapped up their arguments in the case against former President Trump, directly blaming him for inciting the deadly January 6th assault on the Capitol. The defense will start to make their case to Senators today. CBS News legal contributor Keir Dougall joined "CBSN AM" to discuss the latest on the impeachment trial.
House impeachment managers rested their case on Thursday, wrapping up with a plea for accountability and a conviction. Their presentation included video statements from rioters who explicitly cited then-President Trump's words as their motive for storming the Capitol. Trump's lawyers begin their arguments today. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins "CBSN AM" live from Capitol Hill with a look ahead to Day 4 of the trial.
On the fourth day in the Senate's impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the former president's legal team will argue he should be acquitted on the charge of "incitement of insurrection" for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joins "CBSN AM" from Washington with details.
House impeachment managers concluded their arguments by tying the former president to the mob that attacked the Capitol.
Senators will consider whether to convict the former president of incitement of insurrection after a mob of his supporters overran the U.S. Capitol in a deadly attack on January 6.
House impeachment managers argued that former President Trump stoked the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol weeks in advance, and that his rhetoric was part of an ongoing pattern of behavior. CBSN legal analyst and New York Law School professor Rebecca Roiphe joins "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with her assessment of the case.
House impeachment managers wrapped up their arguments in the case against Donald Trump. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan, and Washington Post political reporter Eugene Scott joined "Red and Blue" to break down the arguments and preview the case the lawyers for the former president will lay out tomorrow.
Democrats tried for two days to convince at least 17 Republicans to vote to convict former President Trump of inciting an insurrection. Nancy Cordes has more on whether their argument was enough to persuade their GOP colleagues.
The House Democrats serving as impeachment managers will continue to present their case against former President Donald Trump on Thursday, when they are expected to conclude their opening arguments. CBS News Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN with more.
House impeachment managers presented new evidence and dramatic video of the Capitol assault in their case against former President Donald Trump. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joined CBSN to break down the prosecution's arguments, and what we can expect in the coming days.
Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar joins "CBS This Morning" to describe the Senate Chamber's atmosphere as new video and audio was presented, showing the violence in the January 6 Capitol attack.
House impeachment managers shifted attention to former President Donald Trump's voter fraud claims during the impeachment trial Tuesday, unveiling new video evidence. Nikole Killion offers a look at the big moments of the trial's second day and Ilya Shapiro, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, joins "CBSN AM" with analysis.
CBS News election law expert David Becker discusses the legal impact of former President Trump's impeachment hearing. Becker weighs in on if the House impeachment managers made their case for impeachment and how the former president's legal team may respond.
CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss how Republican senators reacted to chilling new video of the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill, revealed during former President Trump's second impeachment trial, and previews Mr. Trump's defense team strategy.
On the second day of former President Trump's second impeachment trial, House impeachment managers showed never-before-seen video from inside the Capitol during the riot. They also used the former President's own words and tweets against him as evidence that he incited the mob that attacked the Capitol. CBS News political contributor Molly Hooper and Washington Post national correspondent Philip Bump discuss the impact of the new video and what effect it might have on senators.
