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View All Images- United States Representative Madeleine Dean (Democrat of Pennsylvania), left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks with reporters in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), walks off the Senate floor at the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Joe Neguse, a Democrat from Colorado, right, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Joe Neguse, a Democrat from Colorado, right, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, are seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, and Mike Johnson, R-La., speak with reporters in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, left, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative David Cicilline a Democrat from Rhode Island, left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Diana DeGette, a Democrat from Colorado, left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), walks off the Senate floor at the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Reps. Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speak with reporters in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Barry Berke, Democratic counsel, left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Ben Cardin (Democrat of Maryland), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Madeleine Dean (Democrat of Pennsylvania), left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senator John Hickenlooper, a Democrat from Colorado, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), returns after a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent of Vermont), center, wears a protective mask while departing the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (C) arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in the Senate on February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Seventeen Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict Trump of the charge he faces, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Jon Ossoff (Democrat of Georgia), wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., makes his way through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., talks with reporters in the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Debbie Stabenow (Democrat of Michigan), wears a protective mask while departing the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat of Connecticut), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., makes his way through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), walks off the Senate floor at the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Jamie Raskin (Democrat of Maryland), right, wears a protective mask while departing the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senator Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: United States Senator Rob Portman (Republican of Ohio), is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Bruce Castor, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks off the Senate floor during a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), wears a protective mask while departing the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, gestures to the media as he walks off the Senate floor after the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks off the Senate floor during a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Timothy Blodgett, the Houses acting sergeant at arms, right, and United States Representative Jamie Raskin (Democrat of Maryland), center, lead the House impeachment managers to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: United States Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia), is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Jamie Raskin (Democrat of Maryland), second from right, wears a protective mask while departing the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (R) leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Diana DeGette (Democrat of Colorado), wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Madeleine Dean (Democrat of Pennsylvania), left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: United States Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent of Vermont) is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio), left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Joe Neguse (Democrat of Colorado), right, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Diana DeGette (Democrat of Colorado), left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Representative Joe Neguse (Democrat of Colorado), right, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), walks off the Senate floor at the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) (L) joins members of former President Donald Trump's legal defense team during the first day of his second impeachment trial in the Senate on February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Seventeen Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict Trump of the charge he faces, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent of Vermont), left, wears a protective mask while departing the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), wears a protective mask while departing the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, and Mike Johnson, R-La., speak with reporters in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California, left, and Representative Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat from the U.S. Virgin Islands, wear protective masks while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: =collins= speaks with reporters in senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: David Schoen, attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial, speaks to reporters while leaving the Capitol February 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers opened their case against Trump in the trial's first day, culminating with a 56-44 vote on whether or not the trial could proceed on constitutional grounds. Credit: Win McNamee/ Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: United States Senator Mike Braun (Republican of Indiana), is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: United States Senator John Hickenlooper (Democrat of Colorado), is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito (Republican of West Virginia), is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Diana DeGette, a Democrat from Colorado, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: From left, Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Carper, D-Del., are seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) (L) joins members of former President Donald Trump's legal defense team during the first day of his second impeachment trial in the Senate on February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Seventeen Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict Trump of the charge he faces, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), walks off the Senate floor at the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, talks to the media as he walks off the Senate floor after the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Timothy Blodgett, the Houses acting sergeant at arms, right, leads the House impeachment managers to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, talks to the media as he walks off the Senate floor after the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, followed by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., make their way through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) (2nd-R) joins members of former President Donald Trump's legal defense team during the first day of his second impeachment trial in the Senate on February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Seventeen Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict Trump of the charge he faces, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., makes his way through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), returns after a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative David Cicilline a Democrat from Rhode Island, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: House impeachment managers proceed through the Rotunda from the House side of the U.S. Capitol to the U.S. Senate chamber as the second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump begins on February 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers will make the case that Trump was singularly responsible for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again. Credit: Win McNamee / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Representative David Cicilline a Democrat from Rhode Island, carries a binder labeled Chapter 8: The Attack: Trumps Failure To Defend through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), walks off the Senate floor at the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Bruce Castor (L), 59, defense lawyer for former President Donald Trump boards an elevator in the U.S. Capitol on the first day of Trump's second impeachment trial in the Senate on February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Seventeen Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict Trump of the charge he faces, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks off the Senate floor during a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Patty Murray (Democrat of Washington), wears a protective mask while departing the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: House impeachment managers proceed through the Rotunda from the House side of the U.S. Capitol to the U.S. Senate chamber as the second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump begins on February 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers will make the case that Trump was singularly responsible for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again. Credit: Win McNamee / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: From left, Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Carper, D-Del., are seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), walks off the Senate floor at the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tom Cotton (Republican of Arkansas), returns after a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (Democrat of California), right, wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, talks to the media as he walks off the Senate floor after the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Marco Rubio (Republican of Florida), walks off the Senate floor during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, makes his way through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky), wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (Democrat of California), right, wears a protective mask while walking to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., makes his way through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- From left: US Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio), US Representative Andy Biggs (Republican of Arizona), and US Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), wear protective masks while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Jason Miller, Senior Adviser to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign, walks in the Capitol during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: United States Senator John Neely Kennedy (Republican of Louisiana), walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Marco Rubio (Republican of Florida), walks off the Senate floor during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, talks to the media as he walks off the Senate floor after the conclusion of the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Bill Haggerty, R-Tenn., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Bruce Castor, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks off the Senate floor during a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (C) arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in the Senate on February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Seventeen Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict trump of the charge he faces, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Jason Miller, Senior Adviser to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign, walks in the Capitol during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Bruce Castor, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks off the Senate floor during a break in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - February 9: Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., walks through the Senate subway on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with incitement of insurrection after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn Novembers election result. Credit: Caroline Brehman / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Barry Berke, Democratic counsel, left, wears a protective mask while walking through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The Senate begins Donald Trump's second impeachment trial today with a fight over whether the proceeding is constitutional, as a number of conservative lawyers reject the defense teams claim that a former president can't be convicted of a crime by Congress. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska) is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, incitement of insurrection. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Jason Miller, Senior Adviser to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign, walks in the Capitol during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 9: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is seen in the senate subway after the first day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Credit: Tom Williams / Pool via CNP/AdMedia `