The Senate Becomes jurors and the case in front of them they witnessed. Incitement of insurrection spurring a hoard of radical right wing terrorists to breach the capitol. The mayhem left five dead that day, including u. S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in one of the darkest days in modern history for americas democracy. The trial starts with debate and then a vote on whether the proceeding against the former president is constitutional. A source says citizen trump is telling former aides and advisers that hes convinced the senate will acquit him. The former president s lawyers tha have dismissed the impeach. As political theater, and a system gone awry. They call this the logical and heinous conclusion of a monthslong campaign by donald trump and his allies, including some accomplices, To Cast Doubt on the election results. They say the president has no defense and the evidence of his misconduct is overwhelming. Todays historic trial, the first time a former president faces im
Abrams on the new arguments. How the Legal Community is undercutting the former president with George Conway and how the Republican Party is radicalizing against democracy. And as we break 2 million daily vaccinations for the first time, new alarms about how quickly the more Transmitible Uk strain is spreading in america. It could be dominant by the end of march. Thats the sobering news. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. We are one day away from the start of the historic firstever second impeachment of donald trump which left five people dead. We are in unprecedented territory. We have never impeached a president twice. Never tried one of office. Theres the long tables moved in for Impeachment Managers and defense teams to socially distance. O course, we have a pandemic. Theres a pretrial memo arguing the trial is unconstitutional and a politically motivated attack on trump. House democrats filing a see you in court type of response. Heres what we kno
At issue on the senate floor today. Brian williams here with you along with Nicole Wallace picking up our special coverage of the reckoning over the deadly insurrection, the looting of our u. S. Capitol on 6th january. The former president on trial today for his role in inciting that violence. The evidence against him unfolded before our very eyes on Live Television on that day as he took to the podium at a Rlly In Washington and rallied what would become a riotous and violent mob, calling on his supporters to march to the capitol and fight. Were going to walk down to the capitol were going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we probably wont be cheering so much for some of them. Because youll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong. And if you dont fight like hell, youre not going to have a country anymore. Today we are learning the democratic Impeachment Managers prosecuting the case plan to introduce ne
The senate will be the senate will be in order the chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. Let us pray. Eternal god, author of liberty, take control of this impeachment trial. Lord, permit the words of the new england poet James Russell lowell to provide the Senate Jurors adjustment perspective. To every man and nation comes the moment to decide and then with falsehood for the good or evil on either side. Mighty god could it really be that simple . Could it really be just truth striving against falsehood and good striving against evil . Powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved land. We pray in your magnificent name, amen. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I put of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Name businesses closed the court of impeachment the proceedings of the trial are approved today in the sergeant at arms make the proclamation. Here ye. All persons are commande
Russell lowell to provide arsenic jurors with just one perspective. Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide. And despite of truth with falsehood for good or evil side. Mighty god, could it reallybe that simple . Could it really the just, striving against falsehood and good striving against evil . Powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved man. We pray in your magnificent name. Amen. Will you join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] morning business is closed. And the senate will convene in a court of impeachment as i have said to be seated, theres no objection, the journal of proceedings in the trial are approved today. We asked the sergeant at arms to make the proclamation. Hear me, hear me. All are commanded to keep silence on pain of imprisonment while the senate of the United States is sitting for the trial of the article of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives against donald john from, former president of the United States. [in