The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump gets underway on Capitol Hill today at the scene of the crime, as several men charged in the Capitol riot are now implicating the former president.

Three questions this morning. Will there be any surprises? Will we hear from witnesses? And will the arguments from either side be enough to change any minds?

It's definitely way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is not quite ready for round two, but here we go.

I am Casey Hunt on this Tuesday, February 9th.

We will start with the news.

Today begins the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, accused of incitement of insurrection for the January 6th attack on the

U.S. Capitol that left five dead. Trump is the only president to be impeached twice and the only

former president to face trial in the Senate. The floor is already set. The House prosecutors and

Trump defense attorneys are going to sit at two long

tables, you can see them there, allowing enough room for social distancing. The proceedings

expected to begin as mandated by the rules at 1 p.m. With one update, senators will need to pass

a new organizing resolution after Trump's attorney David

Shone withdrew his request to pause the trial at the end of the week for the Sabbath.

Shone says his portion of the defense will be completed by then and that they no longer

need to pause for that. After adopting the new rules, the trial will continue with four hours of

debate on whether the trial itself is constitutional. The Senate jurors will then vote on

whether to proceed, a measure that only needs a simple majority and is expected to pass easily.

Opening arguments are expected to begin tomorrow, putting the trial on track for a possible verdict by early next week.

Right now, though, there are no scheduled witnesses. This is the one thing that could throw things awry.

Sources point out that the Senate jurors themselves are also witnesses to what happened that day. And we're also

told to expect some personal stories from impeachment managers who felt their lives were in danger

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