Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is getting under way as the defeated former president stands accused of inciting the deadly mob attack on the US Capitol. The Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump is about truth and accountability following this despicable attack. At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Mr Trump has declined a request to give evidence. Mr Trump’s defenders are preparing to challenge both the constitutionality of the trial and any suggestion that he was to blame for the insurrection. House impeachment managers, in their own filings, asserted that Mr Trump had “betrayed the American people” and there is no valid excuse or defence.

Source: Irish Independent February 09, 2021 17:50 UTC