Here ye, here ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment.

While the Senate of the United States is sitting for the trial of the Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of

Representatives against Donald John Trump, President of the United States.

We gather in this historic chamber for the solemn responsibility of these impeachment proceedings.

Give wisdom to the distinguished Chief Justice John Roberts as he presides.

From NBC News, this is Article as he presides.

From NBC News, this is Article 2, Inside Impeachment.

I'm Steve Kurnaki.

Today is Wednesday, January 22nd, and here's what's happening. Pursuant to the visions of Senate Resolution 483,

the managers for the House of Representatives have 24 hours to make the presentation of their case.

The Senate will now hear you. It's day one of opening arguments in the

impeachment trial of President Trump. Over the course of many, many hours, House

managers argued their case for the removal of the President and the need

for witnesses and documents to fully make that case.

If this body is serious about a fair trial, one that is fair to the president and to the

American people. We again urge you to allow the House to call both Eisenberg and

Bolton as well as other key witnesses with firsthand knowledge who refused to testify before

the House on the orders of the President.

Their audience?

The American public, of course, television cameras captured almost every minute.

But the managers are also making these arguments to the 100 senators who sit silently

in the chamber, there to act as impartial jurors.

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