Trump impeachment

Senators voted on Feb. 5, 2020 to acquit President Trump on two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The vote ended the trial that began Jan. 21.

Want a quick overview of the case, those involved and key documents? Check out this NPR guide.

February 9, 2021 6:05 AM

'I said the opposite': Criticism of Trump's impeachment defense intensifies

A constitutional law professor whose work is cited extensively by Trump lawyers in their impeachment defense brief says his work has been seriously misrepresented.

by Nina Totenberg

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February 9, 2021 5:56 AM

Trump trial gets go-ahead after emotional, graphic first day

On the emotional first day of Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the former president lost a key opening battle — the Senate voted that it has jurisdiction to try him even though he has left office. Trump is charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election.

by The Associated Press

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February 9, 2021 5:36 AM

What to watch as Trump's 2nd impeachment trial kicks off

Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, a solemn proceeding that will force lawmakers to relive the violent events of Jan. 6 as House Democrats prosecute their case for "incitement of insurrection."

by The Associated Press

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February 8, 2021 1:32 PM

Timeline: What Trump told supporters for months before they attacked

The record shows at least eight months of incendiary statements from then-President Trump and others close to him leading up to the insurrection at the Capitol.

by Steve Inskeep

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February 8, 2021 10:34 AM

Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as 'political theater'

Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of "political theater" by Democrats, whom they accused of exploiting for their own party's gain the chaos and trauma of last month's riot at the U.S. Capitol.

by The Associated Press

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January 15, 2021 5:40 PM

Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it 'vote of conscience'

The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, is telling senators decision on whether or not to convict President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.”

by The Associated Press

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January 14, 2021 7:14 PM

Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election

President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment could go to trial as soon as Inauguration Day, with U.S. senators serving not only as jurors but as shaken personal witnesses and victims of the deadly siege of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

by The Associated Press

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January 13, 2021 5:16 PM

Trump's wall of GOP support breaks during impeachment vote

The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump’s norm-shattering presidency has cracked. A group of 10 House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to impeach Trump for inciting a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week.

by The Associated Press

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January 13, 2021 4:00 AM

House votes to impeach Trump; Senate trial unlikely before Biden's inauguration

Just one week before he will leave office, Donald Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Trump for "high crimes and misdemeanors" — specifically, for inciting an insurrection against the federal government at the U.S. Capitol.

by Deirdre Walsh and MPR News Staff

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September 29, 2020 12:46 PM

A lead prosecutor on Mueller's team weighs in on where the investigation fell short

Federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann says the Mueller investigation was fundamentally shaped by the president's power to fire the team and to pardon key witnesses. His new book is “Where Law Ends.”

by Dave Davies

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