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Reuters reports:
A divided Senate voted 56 to 44 on Tuesday to proceed with the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, rejecting his lawyers’ argument that it is unconstitutional. Most Republicans stood with Trump and his legal team, which contended the Senate cannot convict a person no longer in office.
The House impeachment managers, in pressing for the trial to proceed, said Trump had a role in inciting the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and should be held accountable. Opening arguments in the trial are set to begin Wednesday.
Sens. Collins, Cassidy, Murkowski, Romney, Sasse, Toomey all vote with Democrats on the constitutionality question
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 9, 2021
Mitch McConnell just voted that it’s unconstitutional to try a former president after he blocked a trial of Trump while he was president.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) February 9, 2021
It shall, 56-44: Shall Donald John Trump be subject to the jurisdiction of a Court of Impeachment for acts committed while President of the United States, notwithstanding the expiration of his term in that office.
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 9, 2021
BREAKING: The 2nd impeachment trial of former President Trump will move forward after a vote of 56-44 that the proceedings are constitutional. One GOP Senator- Bill Cassidy changed his vote on this issue. He originally voted against the trial’s constitutionality.
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) February 9, 2021