Division over Trump's second impeachment trial | DW News

The US Senate on Tuesday will start former President Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial. He faces a single charge of inciting the deadly US Capitol attack on January 6. An impeachment conviction requires a two-thirds majority in the evenly split, 100-member Senate. This means that 17 Republicans would need to join the Senate's 50 Democrats in that decision.

The charge of "incitement of insurrection" that was passed by the Democratic-led House of Representatives on January 13 focused on Trump's speech to a crowd of supporters shortly before thousands stormed the Capitol a week before. At a rally in Washington on January 6, Trump repeated claims of election fraud, telling his followers: "We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore." Shortly after the speech, hundreds of Trump supporters surrounded and then stormed the US Capitol, where Congress was formally certifying Democrat Joe Biden's election victory. The violent attack left five people dead including a Capitol Police officer. Over 100 other Capitol officers sustained various injuries ranging from permanent blinding and broken bones to cuts, bruises and trauma.

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[TBONESIDEOFLIFE]

Truth is Truth even if no one believes it, a Lie is a Lie even if everyone believes it.

[rayfonz]

It's not only the Democrats it's the majority of Americans that wants to hold Trump responsible

[platypus]

He wanted to start a civil war by disputing a fair democracy.

[raycanterdoit]

the reporter needs more makeup to convince us.... lol

[christopherellis]

The risk lays in letting this pass. There is a great many so-called Patriots who are unfit to vote.

[dadikkedude]

Maybe the question should be why are the Republicans defending him?

[adonisjones]

This is so weird. Fathers parents be careful! Before you know you are the one that go's to prison when you're kid did something.

[eileenlopez]

He did what? All Fingerprints belongs to his? Hahaha 🤗 Its so easy to ask a dog to do something

[ha-zi]

Thats not about constitution. Its about what republican means. Today this way and tomorrow back. "Like i want" 🤢

[maythu]

Yesterday, a police shot myanmar citizen.
We need help from another country.

[alexrios]

Not even up for discussions, regardless of political affiliation, endangering your fellow citizens lives, accessory to 5 deaths invading violently America 🇺🇸 Capitol
Indeed brings consequences !!

[bogoney]

No it’s about not letting him run again. That’s the bottom line . Covid19 is a punishment from God .

[skabadabadam]

If Trump represents what America is, I will never ever trust anyone around me..

[geldimyratalimov]

Trump has to answer for his call on january 6th

[MS-iegs]

If they are not showing the video, they are lying about the footage. He states "now let's walk over to the capital building and peacefully and patriotically let out voices be heard." People need to look this stuff up on their own.

[kliudrsfhlih]

Only youtube, facebook, instagram and congress regulating extreme content in the internet could close the gap. Let's keep it

[bryanmoyna]

Translation of the republican to *Truth*: "Donald Trump is not president anymore, so f every life he destroyed both in the capitol attack and before that >_<, *LEAVE TRUMP ALONE!* "

[gtrour]

This is like watching a"rerun television 📺 show.". We all know how this going to end. A lot of talk & nothing will happen. Just like the so-called $15 min.wage.

[Liitebulb]

They should relax, Trump will never be convicted anyway 🙄

[AnastasiaZoldak]

It's easier to hate Trump still rather than fulfill their campaign promises