Trump Impeachment Trial Begins: Senate Takes Up the Case
The Senate chamber turned into a political thunderdome. Fifty-three Republicans versus forty-seven Democrats, with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding over a trial that would define Trump's presidency. And nobody believed it would actually remove him from office. Two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, stemming from Trump's pressure on Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. But this was always about political theater, not actual conviction. The Republican-controlled Senate would protect its own.
January 16, 2020
6 years ago
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