Thanks very much. Good evening. Tonight accountability and amnesia for only the fourth time in history,

but the second and barely more than a year, House managers just moments ago delivered an article

of impeachment to the Senate. Trial proceedings began briefly tonight with the substance of it set

for two weeks from now. And if the last 19 days or anything to go by, fully half the sitting

senators will pretend they don't even remember the alleged offense by then. That is the direction.

Some Republicans are going. So before we go any further, before we get to the

so-called contours of the politics, here's a little reminder of what January 6th looked like.

As if anyone could forget the chance of hang Mike Pence or the beatings or the five people who

died and what after all was an insurrection, cited by presidential lies about the election,

and enabled by Republican lawmakers to either bought into it or simply went along with it.

Now, not even those three weeks later, not even three weeks later, those same lawmakers want

you to just forget all that and they're kind of acting like they have. There's no better example

than Kevin McCarthy, top Republican in the House, and his journey from disinfecting sunlight to

disinforming gas light, here he is a week after the insurrection.

The President bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters.

He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding.

These facts require immediate action by President Trump.

Except to share responsibility, quail, the brewing unrest, and ensure President-elect Biden

is able to successfully begin his term.

It's a strong assessment, but it didn't take. Here he is last Thursday.

I think the call has said that President Trump and other important people

promote those folks to come to the Capitol. Do you believe that President Obama President Trump

...