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Sen. Angus King, independent from Maine, has made it clear he is concerned about what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Sen. Angus King On Trump's 2nd Impeachment Trial, COVID-19 Relief Package

8:01pm January 25, 2021

by Rachel Martin

The Maine independent calls the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol "one of the most egregious assaults on American democracy." On Monday, the House delivered an article of impeachment to the Senate.

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called a post-presidency Senate trial for Trump "vindictive."

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Lawmakers React As Trump Senate Impeachment Trial Gets Timetable

7:39pm January 23, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

Prominent Republicans continued to criticize the idea of trying an out-of-office president, while some Democrats worried about hampering President Biden's agenda.

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Week In Politics: Moving On From Caucus Chaos; Vengeance Is Trump's

8:03am February 08, 2020

by Ron Elving

The president fired key witnesses from his impeachment proceedings on Friday, while the race for the Democratic presidential nomination turns to New Hampshire

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Then-Sen. James Jeffords, I-Vt.; then-Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., drink glasses of milk in 1999. Senate rules during the impeachment trial of President Trump permit the consumption of milk on the chamber floor, a strange rul

Got Impeachment Trial Milk? These Senators Do

10:36pm January 22, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The Senate's strict rules allow the following on the chamber's floor during the impeachment trial: water, candy and ... milk. The presence of milk during the trial become a hot topic on social media.

This artist sketch depicts the Trump impeachment trial on Tuesday.

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When Senators Try A President, Are They Jurors? Apparently Not

7:22pm January 22, 2020

by David Welna

An objection to being referred to as a juror made by a senator in the Clinton impeachment trial was upheld by the presiding chief justice. That ruling now seems forgotten by many.