BREAKING: US Senate votes 56-44 to proceed with impeachment trial against former President Trump for "incitement of insurrection." pic.twitter.com/7SgWJxSdaf
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 9, 2021
Senate votes that Donald Trump's second impeachment trial is constitutional, even as most Republicans vote against proceeding. The vote was 56-44 on the question of whether the Senate has jurisdiction and could proceed. https://t.co/5hfAg6FgOu
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 9, 2021
Let’s not forget that the only reason the impeachment, which the House voted on before Trump left office, was not sent to trial immediately was because McConnell (and his fellow Rs stalled. They break the hypocrisy meter https://t.co/dRmNwUNzRM
— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) February 9, 2021
Jamie Raskin has been training for this day his entire life. https://t.co/AabQBvTnm5
— The Nation (@thenation) February 9, 2021
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, opened the trial’s formal arguments on Tuesday with a defense of the Senate’s right to try a president for any official misconduct, even if committed on the way out the door. https://t.co/f8W1w305aG pic.twitter.com/h3vtGvBNFF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 9, 2021
Democrats kick off impeachment trial with video of Jan. 6, showing Trump's remarks at the rally followed by the violent and deadly insurrection in the Capitol.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 9, 2021
"Senators, the president was impeached by the U.S. House of representatives January 13th for doing that," Raskin says pic.twitter.com/YOA75QXEnc
The likely interpretation of this move after McConnell’s inner circle made a huge show of hyping him up as a potential “yes” on impeachment is that the civil war is over, Trump won, and leadership won’t stand in the way of his retaining influence over the party. https://t.co/sz0MbgPIxJ
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) February 9, 2021
Cool. I am unhappy with a coup that took place on January 6 so are we even?
— Super Angry Attorney (@SuperAngryAtty) February 9, 2021
Trump's lawyers are literally arguing that Trump was impeached too quickly and also not quickly enough.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 9, 2021
How bad was Trump’s opening impeachment defense? “My Cousin Vinny” was trending on Twitter. https://t.co/lPrOwXyn6C
— Slate (@Slate) February 10, 2021
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) February 9, 2021
Asked why he thought Trump's defense team did a terrible job, GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy responds, "Did you listen to it? OK then. It speaks for itself." https://t.co/iqCQD4SlGQ
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 9, 2021
Maybe I am a bit cynical in my old age, but I assume that what Senator Cassidy just did is the setup to say “look at what an impartial juror I was, so that when I vote to acquit I can say I did it as an impartial juror”
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 9, 2021
I will be glad to be wrong.
Opinion: It was clear Trump's defense team was put together in a short time framehttps://t.co/insh42n71o
— The Independent (@Independent) February 9, 2021
Trump's lawyers are fun, but the main actors are of course the senators. They're under an obligation to judge the case on its merits. The 44 Republican senators who lost the jurisdictional vote should each be asked to reassure us they're now going to judge the case on the merits.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 9, 2021
.@thedailybeast reported today that Trump "has made clear to advisers that he absolutely doesn’t want his lawyers saying that Biden beat him fair and square" and "strongly feels…that doing so would amount to Trump admitting defeat" — which Castor did https://t.co/xIEdqm8QaD
— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) February 9, 2021
It's almost like criticism of the Leader is not allowed. https://t.co/kQ2iF7Dwec
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) February 9, 2021
This is one of those things that anyone paying attention to politics for the last few decades either knows or is incapable (for reasons of temperament or professional incentives) of learning. It really could not be more obvious at this point. It just doesn't seem to matter.
— David Roberts (@drvolts) February 9, 2021
Trump team adviser candid on messy opening day for former president's impeachment team. Adviser said Trump could be in serious jeopardy if he finds himself charged in criminal court: “Trump is f*cked if anyone ever charges him. No one wants to work with him.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 9, 2021
With vote to proceed with Impeachment Trial.
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) February 9, 2021
Note what this tweet also shows👇
It shows Trump knew.
He understood very well the CAUSAL relationship between claim (which he shouted again and again) that election was stolen and the attack on Capitol.
(h/t: Prof. Stephen Holmes) pic.twitter.com/s3e41mSZ4E
This is the majority leader of the Michigan state senate. Not a fringe legislator or some party official who doesn't really matter. The Michigan majority leader. Perhaps businesses and donors should rethink their support for the Michigan GOP? https://t.co/8Prd0nWz16
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 9, 2021
The Overnight Note 