Daily Digest for February 9, 2021 Posted at 8:10 a.m. by Michael Olson |
Good morning,
Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, a solemn proceeding that will force lawmakers to relive the violent events of Jan. 6 as House Democrats prosecute their case for "incitement of insurrection."
The nine Democratic impeachment managers for the House, which impeached Trump last month, argue that he alone was responsible for inciting the mob of supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the presidential electoral count.
Lawyers for Trump argue that the trial is unconstitutional and say the former president was exercising freedom of speech when he told his supporters to "fight like hell" to overturn his defeat. The arguments against conviction are expected to be persuasive with Senate Republicans, most of whom have signaled that they will vote to acquit. [Read More]
Case summaries: Trump's trial starting: 'Grievous crime' or just 'theater'?'I said the opposite': Criticism of Trump's impeachment defense intensifies Timeline: What Trump told supporters for months before they attacked 🎧 We will have full coverage of the impeachment trial today. Live coverage is expected to begin at noon.
Impeachment closer to home? 3 Republican state legislators move to impeach Tim Walz for use of executive orders [PiPress] Washington, we have a problem Only a fragment of Americans believe democracy is thriving in the U.S., even as broad majorities agree that representative government is one of the country's bedrock principles, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. [Read More]South Dakota judges rolls back legal pot measure approved by voters in November, an appeal is underway [More from Rapid City Journal/AP]
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