The U.S. Capitol building and surrounding perimeter in Washington, D.C. remains behind barbed wire fencing on January 25, 2021, after a mob of former President Donald Trump supporters stormed the building on January 6, killing a Capitol Police officer. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM What, If Anything, Can Litigators Take from the Opening of the Second Trump Impeachment Trial?
Tuesday's Senate proceedings, which focused on the Constitutional question of whether a former president can stand trial for impeachment, had elements of both opening statements and appellate arguments.
February 09, 2021 at 09:54 PM
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For the second time in as many years, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday took up an impeachment trial involving Donald Trump. With the focus of proceedings firmly on a Constitutional question—whether a former president can stand trial for impeachment—you might think the day would take on the air of a prolonged appellate argument. Yes, there were moments like that. "I know this is a lot to listen to at once, a lot of words," said David Schoen, one of the former president's lawyers in an aside at one point, while arguing a jurisdictional issue.
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