Among those to watch are Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, his colleagues who are up for reelection in 2022, and several Republicans who have publicly backed impeachment.
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Unclear who presides at Trump trial if he’s out of office
The Constitution says the chief justice is to preside at the impeachment trial of a president.
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McConnell breaks with Trump, says he’ll consider convicting him in Senate trial
The majority leader’s statement marked a dramatic shift from his position during President Trump’s first impeachment, when he stressed that he was “not an impartial juror.”
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Trump isolated, angry at aides for not defending him
The president’s inner circle is shrinking, offices in his White House are emptying, and he is lashing out at some of those who remain.
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Enduring second impeachment, Trump stands largely silent and alone
The president kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House on Wednesday, abandoned by some in his own party and deprived of his Twitter account.
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What happens next in the impeachment of President Trump?
Even if the Senate doesn’t expel the president from office, it could bar him from holding office again.
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McConnell blocks quick impeachment trial in Senate; won’t rule out vote to convict
The Kentucky Republican also sees House Democrats’ drive to impeach Trump as an opportune moment to distance the GOP from the tumultuous, divisive outgoing president.
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In historic vote, House impeaches president for the second time, on a charge of inciting insurrection at Capitol
Ten Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in passing the measure quickly on a vote of 232-197.
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Trump says he takes no responsibility for Capitol insurrection, visits Texas
Trump defended his fiery rally remarks last week as ‘totally appropriate’ and showed no remorse for the following attack, the most serious and deadly domestic incursion at the Capitol in the nation’s history.
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Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign
Aides hope the president will spend his last days in office trying to trumpet his policy accomplishments, beginning with a trip to Alamo, Texas, on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s efforts to curb illegal immigration and border wall construction.