Democrat prosecutors closed two days of emotionally-charged arguments against Donald Trump with a warning that he would incite violence again if returned to office; Trump’s lawyers will start their defence on Saturday. All the day’s events here.
NorthJersey.com
The defense mounted by former President Donald Trump s lawyers in his second impeachment trial this week that you can t impeach a president once he leaves office would never work in New Jersey.
That s because New Jersey s constitution doesn t permit such a legal dodge. The governor and other state officers could be formally impeached for committing even a misdemeanor two years after leaving office, the document says.
That kind of tough standard might be hard to believe in a state where corruption is tolerated like the sulfurous refinery clouds wafting above the turnpike. But Article VII, Section III of the state constitution lays out some real consequences. Officials can be barred from future office, and law enforcement authorities can still bring separate charges.
WASHINGTON A divided Senate voted on Tuesday to proceed with Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment trial, narrowly rejecting constitutional objections after House prosecutors opened their case with a harrowing 13-minute video capturing the deadly Capitol riot he stands accused of inciting.
Reuters
Published: 10 Feb 2021 10:50 AM BdST
Updated: 10 Feb 2021 10:50 AM BdST Damage from the mob attack remains visible on the doors of the Capitol in Washington before the start of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021
This was no phone call transcript, no dry words on a page open to interpretation. This was a horde of extremists pushing over barricades and beating police officers. This was a mob smashing windows and pounding on doors. This was a mass of marauders setting up a gallows and shouting, “Take the building!” and “Fight for Trump!” );
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As the United States Senate opened an unprecedented second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid the echoes of history, the House managers prosecuting him played powerful video images of last month’s deadly assault on the Capitol that made abundantly clear how different this proceeding will be from the first.
4 takeaways from Day One of Trump s second impeachment trial
Aaron Blake, The Washington Post
Feb. 9, 2021
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The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump is underway.
While Trump is no longer in office - which led to an initial debate about the jurisdiction of the proceedings - he could still be sanctioned and prevented from holding high office again.
Below are some takeaways from the first day of the trial.
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1. Democrats appeal to emotion
Democrats have decided to move things on a fast track, including likely not calling any witnesses. The best evidence, they maintain, is what has already been established - on video and otherwise - showing what happened before and during the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.