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CNN’s John King discusses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling out Sen. Mitch McConnell for his reasoning behind why he voted not guilty in former President Trump’s second impeachment hearing. Read More

Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI) speaks with CNN’s Dana Bash and Abby Phillip about Trump’s second impeachment trial, saying she feels hopeful despite Democrats’ inability to convince enough Republicans to vote to convict Trump. Read More

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed former President Donald Trump for inciting the Capitol riot but voted to acquit him anyway. CNN’s Jamie Gangel reports several Republican sources in favor of conviction say “this is not over with the impeachment,” citing other investigations against former President Donald Trump. Read More

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivers remarks after senators voted to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. Seven Republican senators joined 50 Democrats to vote to convict Trump for inciting the Capitol riot on January 6. Read More

President Donald Trump was aware his vice president had been evacuated to a secure location as rioters stormed the US Capitol, according to a person who was with Trump on January 6. Read More

In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the rioters cared more about the election results than McCarthy did. Read More

Asked for specifics about when former President Donald Trump learned of the Capitol breach and what actions he took to end the chaos, defense attorney Michael van der Veen referenced an incomplete timeline dating back to December 2020 and suggested that House impeachment managers failed to address the topic in their presentation. Read More

Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says convicting former President Trump will set a precedent and forbid any future presidential incitement to violent insurrection under the impeachment clauses. Read More

• Senators demand intelligence agencies produce months-late report on domestic terrorism • Opinion: What will Mitch McConnell do? Read More

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