Trump’s impeachment trial gets under way with video of US Capitol assault
Democrats serving as prosecutors open their case by showing a video of former president's supporters violently overwhelming police at the Capitol
09 February 2021 - 21:31
Washington — Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial on a charge of inciting January's deadly storming of the US Capitol began on Tuesday, making the Republican the first former US president to be tried in the Senate.
House of Representatives Democrats serving as prosecutors opened their case by showing a video of Trump supporters violently overwhelming police at the Capitol in the January 6 attack after he had encouraged people in a speech to “fight like hell” to overcome his November 3 election defeat...
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