Feb 9, 2021 / 08:42 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial will begin in the Senate. The trial is historic and political experts say it will impact all Americans.
“There is a bit of an opportunity cost here for everyday Americans,”
Steven Webster is an assistant professor of Political Science at Indiana University and said the impeachment trial is important for the American democratic process, but that the time spent focused on the trial does comes with a cost.
“Every second, every minute that the Senate spends on the impeachment trial is a second or a minute that they are not spending on passing legislation,” said Webster.