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Republican Senators rally to reject Trump impeachment trial

Democrats face an uphill battle in their efforts to convict former President Donald Trump of "incitement of insurrection" as 45 out of 50 Senate Republicans voted to halt the trial as unconstitutional after being sworn in as jurors. CBS News Congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joined CBSN to discuss what this tells us about Republicans' approach to impeachment and how they could stymie President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief efforts.
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