In the first day of former President Trump's impeachment trial, the Senate debated if it

is constitutional to try a former president a debate that was very closely watched by

Jimmy Carter as he fumbled with the stapler he accidentally brought home in 1981.

From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night

with Seth Meyers on today's show Seth Chats with comedian Anthony Ataminick, but first,

a closer look.

Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began today, the House impeachment managers

laid out powerful evidence of his guilt while most Republican senators signaled that they

have no interest in holding him accountable for more on this.

This time, for a closer look.

The nation is currently facing a series of calamities unprecedented in our lifetime.

It's still bad that Jake Tapper's brow furrows have started encroaching on the rest of

his face.

He's starting to look like a sharp pay with gravitas, and in the short term, things are

only getting worse.

Millions are unemployed and the economy is still stalling.

The vaccine rollout is still chaotic, even as more contagious COVID strains are spreading,

not to mention rising poverty and child hunger while millions face the threat of eviction

or losing their health insurance.

Oh, and also the former president is facing a second impeachment trial for inciting a

violent insurrection that ransacked the Capitol and sought to overthrow democracy.

And I know I'm starting to sound like an African-grade parrot who was left alone with

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