Full Video: Day 3 of President Trump Impeachment Trial in U.S. Senate

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Day three of the trial on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began on Tuesday, Jan. 21, after a weekslong impasse over how the Senate trial would proceed, and debate over the rules stretched nearly 13 hours.

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Reporting on Day 3 of the trial from NPR:

House impeachment managers will resume their prosecution of President Trump in the Senate on Thursday and are expected to outline how the law applies to what they see as the president’s “corrupt scheme” with Ukraine to tilt the 2020 election in his favor.

It follows a day of presentations and argument in which Democratic impeachment managers implored skeptical Republicans to buck their party’s leadership and vote to remove the president for abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress.

“The president’s misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box, for we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who is leading the prosecution of the president.

“In corruptly using his office to gain a political advantage and abusing the powers of that office in such a way to jeopardize our national security and the integrity of our elections, in obstructing the investigation into his own wrongdoing, the president has shown that he believes that he’s above the law and scornful of constraint,” Schiff said.

Trump’s defense team will have its turn to counter Democratic arguments and make a case for the president’s acquittal when the prosecution is finished. If Democrats take up all of their allotted time, that would mean House managers would wrap up Friday and the president’s defense lawyers would mount a defense this weekend.

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Full Video: Day 2 of President Trump Impeachment Trial in U.S. Senate

The live stream will commence at 1 pm ET, 10 am PT.

Day two of the trial on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began on Tuesday, Jan. 21, after a weekslong impasse over how the Senate trial would proceed, and debate over the rules stretched nearly 13 hours.

Alternate Live Streams: Fox News (YouTube), USAToday (YouTube), Washington Post (YouTube)

Reporting on Day 2 of the trial via The Hill:

House impeachment managers will focus their efforts on day two of the Senate trial pushing President Trump’s defense team to respond to the substance of the charges against him, instead of concentrating on procedural arguments as Republicans have done in recent months.

But before Democrats can make the case for the articles accusing Trump of abuse of power over his dealings with Ukraine and obstruction of Congress, both sides will have to get through the first round of motions that may come up now that the Senate has set its rules for the trial.

The organizing resolution adopted by the Senate early Wednesday morning gives the White House the right to make a motion to dismiss right after the trial rules are adopted.

Such a motion, however, is not expected as Senate Republicans have cautioned for weeks that any effort to dismiss the case before hearing opening arguments does not have the 51 votes need to pass.

Under the organizing resolution introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and adopted by a party-line vote of 53 to 47, the president’s lawyers and the House managers have until 9 a.m. Wednesday to file any motions permitted under the rules.

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Chief Justice Reads Rules for President Trump’s Impeachment Trial to Senate

Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Roberts reads rules which will govern the impeachment trial of President Trump in the U.S. Senate.

Video Transcript

Justice John Roberts: The Senate will convene as a court of impeachment. If there is no objection, the journal of proceedings of the trial are approved today. I’m aware of one senator present who was unable to take the impeachment oath last Thursday, will he please rise, raise his right hand, and be sworn?

Do you solemnly swear that in all things and pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, President of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you God?

Senator: I do

Justice Roberts: The secretary will note the name of the Senator who has just taken the oath, and will present the oath book to him for signature

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