the impeachment trial of u.s. president donald trump is underway what will it mean for the administration and the upcoming election i am femi ok and you re in the stream there is so much to talk about today and we want to hear from you you can share your thoughts with us in our life you cheap shots and open your comments into the shot now donald trump faces 2 charges a piece of power for his role in withholding military aid to ukraine in order to pressure kiev into investigating his political rival joe biden democrats are laying out their case on that charge on thursday and the 2nd challenge obstruction of congress which refers to the trumpet ministrations efforts to not cooperate with the house of representatives impeachment inquiry last year have a listen to 2 very different views on why this trial is taking place the framers of the constitution worried then as we worried today. that a leader might come to power not to carry out the will of the people that he was elected to