International
oi-Briti Roy Barman
Washington, Feb 10: The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump began in the US Senate on Tuesday, with the former president facing a charge of “incitement of insurrection” after his supporters stormed the US Capitol last month and engaged in clashes that left five people dead.
The historic trial opened with House managers playing a graphic video of the January 6 takeover of the Capitol interspersed with the former president’s words.
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic senator from New York, opened the trial by saying it focused on “the gravest charges ever brought against a president of the United States in American history”.
Senators, sitting as jurors, will be hearing up to four hours of debate over whether the Constitution allows the chamber to try a president who has left office.
House managers are seeking to make the case that Trump instigated the…