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Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began yesterday, as prosecutors showed video of

Trump supporters attacking the Capitol on January 6th. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called the

accusation against Trump the gravest charges ever brought against a president of the United States in American history.

Republicans countered with the claim that only a sitting president can face an impeachment trial.

A divided Senate voted 56 to 44 against their position, ruling that the trial is constitutional.

Today, the prosecution and the defense will turn to the merits of the charge.

As I noted yesterday, President Trump's strongest supporters during his administration

are now the strongest opponents of his conviction,

while his strongest critics are now the strongest supporters of his conviction.

When Mr. Trump was first impeached last year, each senator heard the same evidence in arguments,

but 99 of the 100 voted on party lines. When President Clinton was impeached by the House in 1999

and tried by the Senate, 95 senators voted on party lines.

All 45 Democrats voted not guilty, while all but five Republicans voted guilty.

None of this is surprising to you, I'm sure, and that's my point today.

One of the great challenges in a democracy is the tension between doing what it takes to get elected and doing what's right once you're in office.

You have to be in power to use your power for good.

But if you can't stay in office, you cannot use your office and behalf of those who

elected you. This political fact relates directly to the partisan divide regarding the current

impeachment trial. In 1980, Democrats won Senate seats in 12 of 31 states that were carried by

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