Impeachment managers to present opening arguments

Day 2 of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial will start Wednesday as House impeachment managers gear up to present their official opening arguments. During the first day's arguments, the House managers showed powerful video from the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes takes us through the highlights while CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins Vlad Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from Capitol Hill for in-depth analysis.

• Feb 10, 2021
• 13:36

Senate to hear arguments on impeachment

After a harrowing first day that included graphic video evidence, the Senate will today hear opening arguments in the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins "CBSN AM" from Capitol Hill to recap yesterday and set the stage for today's proceedings.

• Feb 10, 2021
• 04:36

Meet the legal team defending Trump in his impeachment trial

Unlike his first impeachment trial, during which he had an army of lawyers defending him before the Senate, Mr. Trump's legal team for the second proceedings is much smaller and was thrown together in haste.

• Feb 10, 2021

Raskin makes emotional argument at Trump impeachment trial

Raskin's daughter and son-in-law had accompanied him to the Capitol on January 6 "to be together" the day after their family buried Raskin's son, 25-year-old Tommy Raskin.

• Feb 10, 2021

GOP senators baffled by Trump lawyers after first day of trial

Republican senators were particularly unimpressed with Bruce Castor's presentation.

• Feb 10, 2021

Senate finds Trump impeachment trial constitutional on first day

The Senate voted 56 to 44 in finding that it has jurisdiction to try former presidents on impeachment charges.

• Feb 10, 2021

Legal expert on what to expect from impeachment trial

House impeachment managers will present more of their arguments Wednesday as the second impeachment trial of former President Trump continues. CBS News legal contributor and former federal prosecutor Keir Dougall joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what comes next over the next several days of proceedings.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 09:20

What to expect at Trump's 2nd impeachment trial

The former president has been impeached on a charge of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.

• Feb 9, 2021

Trump impeachment trial legal strategies

Video shot by Trump supporters storming the Capitol last month left a trail of evidence, which is being used in the case against President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial. Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about the legal arguments both sides presented on the first day.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 07:09

Impeachment managers' explicit video of riot

As the second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump got underway, the lead House impeachment manager, Rep. Jamie Raskin, presented a video of the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol. "You ask what a high crime and misdemeanor is under our Constitution? That's a high crime and misdemeanor," he said. Watch the full video here. CAUTION: Video includes explicit language and violence.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 14:54

Trump lawyer slams Dems' "lust for impeachment"

On the opening day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, his attorney David Schoen argued the proceedings are unconstitutional, lack due process and set a dangerous precedent. Schoen accused Democrats of spending the last four years trying to oust Mr. Trump, and played a video of some of their comments. Watch a portion of his presentation to the Senate.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 03:27

Raskin makes emotional case at Senate trial

Representative Jamie Raskin, the Democratic lead impeachment manager, implored senators to vote to convict former President Donald Trump as his impeachment trial began. Raskin recounted his experience at the Capitol on January 6, and said the sound of rioters breaching the Capitol was the "most haunting sound I ever heard, and I will never forget it." Watch Raskin's remarks.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 08:42

NAACP president on Trump's impeachment

As former President Trump's impeachment trial gets underway, the NAACP says "the Senate must convict him swiftly." Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, joins CBSN to discuss.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 05:04

Second Trump impeachment begins

Former President Donald Trump is facing another impeachment trial this week. It is the first time a president has had an impeachment trial after leaving office. Nikole Killion reports.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 03:03

Breaking down Trump's impeachment trial

CBS News senior political analyst and "60 Minutes" correspondent John Dickerson joins "CBS This Morning" to share his analysis on former President Trump's second impeachment trial.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 06:22

What to expect from Trump's second Senate impeachment trial

Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in the Senate will start Tuesday afternoon. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill on what to expect from Democrats and Trump's legal team while CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from Washington to break down the latest developments.

• Feb 9, 2021
• 19:53

Poll: Majority favor conviction as Trump impeachment trial begins

Former President Trump's second impeachment trial begins Tuesday.

• Feb 9, 2021

Previewing Trump impeachment trial

The second impeachment trial against former President Trump is moving forward even as Republicans say they're unlikely to vote to convict him. Stewart Verdery, who served as general counsel to Republican Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles during the 1999 impeachment trial of former President Clinton, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with his expectations for Tuesday's proceedings and more on what differentiates an impeachment trial from a criminal trial.

• Feb 8, 2021
• 08:29

Biden's pre-Super Bowl interview

President Joe Biden sits down with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell ahead of Super Bowl LV for his first network interview since taking office.

• Feb 8, 2021
• 12:46

Trump lawyers call on Senate to reject "brazen political act"

The former president's attorneys filed the impeachment trial memorandum ahead of start of the Senate's proceedings Tuesday.

• Feb 8, 2021

Plans for Trump's 2nd impeachment trial

Former President Trump's second impeachment trial will begin Tuesday in the U.S. Senate over allegations he incited the assault on the U.S. Capitol. CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what to expect from the proceedings.

• Feb 8, 2021
• 07:55

Trump's lawyers claim First Amendment defense

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump will argue that his rhetoric leading up to the assault on the Capitol on January 6 is protected by the First Amendment. Ilya Shapiro, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, spoke with Anne-Marie Green on CBSN AM about the upcoming Senate trial and the mistake he says the House impeachment managers made in crafting their case.

• Feb 8, 2021
• 06:05

Trump's 2nd impeachment to make history

Former President Trump's unprecedented second impeachment trial will get underway Tuesday. Last month, the House approved a single article of impeachment charging Mr. Trump with incitement of insurrection. CBS News' Elise Preston reports on what to expect, and Kenneth Davis, historian and New York Times best-selling author of "Don't Know Much About History," joined CBSN to discuss how high the bar has been set for impeachment and conviction.

• Feb 8, 2021
• 10:42

Impeachment could threaten stimulus talks

The second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin tomorrow on Capitol Hill. This comes as President Joe Biden urges Congress to pass his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.

• Feb 8, 2021
• 11:18

Graham says outcome of Trump trial "really not in doubt"

The Senate will convene Tuesday to begin former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.

• Feb 8, 2021

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