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7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

by ALAN FRAM Associated Press February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

Maine Sen. Susan Collins was one of seven Republicans to defect from the party in finding the former president ‘guilty’ of inciting an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.

Collins, King vote to convict Trump in second impeachment trial

by Peter McGuire February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

The former president was acquitted because the Senate did not reach a two-thirds majority.

Nation & World, News, Politics

A fight or a ‘fight’? In impeachment trial, a clash about context

by TED ANTHONY Associated Press February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

In American political speech, words matter, but context is often everything.

Nation & World, News, Politics

All eyes turn to Republican senators as impeachment vote nears

by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

Despite long odds, Democrats say they are holding out hope that former President Donald Trump will be convicted when the Senate votes on whether he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Three takeaways from Day Four of Trump’s impeachment trial

by Aaron Blake Washington Post February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

The defense was heavy on whataboutism, the First Amendment and misstating facts.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Trump lawyers argue impeachment is based on ‘hatred,’ not facts

by ERIC TUCKER, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press February 12, 2021February 13, 2021

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine asked Trump’s lawyers to detail what the president did to stop the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and when Trump first learned the building had been breached.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Only impeachment – and conviction – fit what happened Jan. 6

by Harry Litman Los Angeles Times February 12, 2021February 11, 2021

Donald Trump’s core offense was the stunning abuse of his executive power in attempting to violently impede the peaceful transition of power.

Nation & World

‘Distressing and emotional’: Senators relive horror of riot

by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

When Wednesday’s presentation in Trump’s impeachment trial ended, ‘It was extremely quiet,’ said Maine Sen. Susan Collins, describing the atmosphere. ‘You could hear a pin drop.’