These senators who are all victims of this impeachable crime are going to be sitting in judgment as to whether or not Donald Trump should be disqualified from future office because he incited the riot that ultimately jeopardized their lives.

That would never happen in a corporate.

But that's the nature of this beast.

Hi, and welcome back to Amicus.

This is Slate's podcast about the courts and the law and the Supreme Court and the rule of law. I'm Dahlia Lithwick. I cover justice for Slate and this week opened with the House impeachment managers walking somberly across the Capitol to bring an article of impeachment to the Senate floor.

The week ends with 45 Republican senators voting for a procedural motion that would have

declared the impeachment of a former president unconstitutional.

So in just over a week, the Senate trial will begin.

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impeachment of Donald J. Trump just over a year ago. Later on the show, we're going to talk

to Slate's very own Mark Joseph Stern about the attempt from a Trump-appointed judge to stymie

Joe Biden's immigration pause. It comes less than a week after inauguration.

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With the permission of the Senate, I will now read the article of impeachment.

House of Resolution 24 in the House of Representatives, the United of the Senate, I will now read the article of impeachment. House Resolution 24 in the House of Representatives, United States, January 13th, 2021,

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