{"id":20518,"date":"2021-02-11T15:14:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=20518"},"modified":"2021-02-12T11:49:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T16:49:57","slug":"second-impeachment-of-former-pres-donald-j-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/02\/11\/second-impeachment-of-former-pres-donald-j-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Impeachment of former Pres. Donald J. Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second impeachment of former Pres. Donald J. Trump started as the House Democrats showed graphic videos of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, charging the former president with inciting the insurrection as part of a desperate bid to cling to power.<\/p>\n

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,\u00a0 pauses while recounting the events that transpired on Jan. 6 when a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, during her weekly press conference on Feb. 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 (Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Members of the National Guard patrol the area outside of the U.S. Capitol during the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Counsel Sarah Istel, left, and House impeachment manager Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), center, and others prepare for the third day of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A staffer reviews video at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, to be played during the third day of the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, that shows then President Trump speaking from the White House on Jan. 7, the day after the riot at the Capitol. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lead house impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) works with staff to prepare for the third day of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump resumed their case against him on Thursday, turning attention to the harm caused by the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and the “lack of remorse” by the former president who they have charged with inciting it as part of a desperate bid to cling to power. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bruce Castor, left, and Michael van der Veen, right, lawyers for former President Donald Trump, arrive on the third day of the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, at the Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. (Michael Reynolds\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks with reporters as he arrives at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, to continue the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The House impeachment managers are set to conclude their oral arguments on Thursday in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, a day after they delivered a dramatic presentation that showed in graphic detail the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters. (Brandon Bell\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) speaks with reporters in the Senate Subway at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, as the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump continues. The House impeachment managers are set to conclude their oral arguments on Thursday in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, a day after they delivered a dramatic presentation that showed in graphic detail the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters. (Brandon Bell\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A contract worker with the Architect of the Capitol office, removes a damaged glass window from a door, at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, while repairing damage caused during the Jan. 6 riot on the Capitol. The House impeachment managers are set to conclude their oral arguments on Thursday in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, a day after they delivered a dramatic presentation that showed in graphic detail the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters. (Anna Moneymaker\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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National Guard troops participate in a promotion ceremony at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The House impeachment managers are set to conclude their oral arguments on Thursday in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, a day after they delivered a dramatic presentation that showed in graphic detail the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters. (Brandon Bell\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An image provided by a U.S. Capitol security camera shows Vice President Mike Pence glancing back as he is escorted to safety at the Capitol in Washington during the Jan. 6 riot, as shown by the House impeachment managers on day two of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (via The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Capitol dome in Washington is seen reflected in a puddle on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, as the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump continues for a second day. (Alyssa Schukar\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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House impeachment manager Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) speaks with fellow impeachment managers and staff on the second day of the second Senate impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. From left: Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Rep Raskin’s chief of staff Julie Tagen and Lead Impeachment Manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.), House impeachment managers, confer during the second day of the second Senate impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), seated at right, and other managers and aides prepare to start the second day of the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. The House Democrats prosecuting former President Trump formally began presenting their case on Wednesday after winning the right to proceed even though he has left office, but they faced a steep climb if they hoped to persuade enough Senate Republicans to actually convict the defendant. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The lawyer Bruce Castor Jr., who is defending former President Donald Trump in the Senate trial, departs from the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 9, 2021. After a tumultuous year and the end of a presidency, voters say that Trump\u00d5s second impeachment feels very different from his first. (Alyssa Schukar\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), right, and counsel Joshua Matz watch as Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) talks to reporters on TV about why he switched his vote regarding the constitutionality of impeaching former President Donald Trump at the close of the first day of the Senate impeachment trial at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The\u00a0second impeachment trial\u00a0of former President Trump began on Tuesday, about a month after he was\u00a0charged by the House with incitement of insurrection\u00a0for his role in egging on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rep. Joe Neguse, (D-Colo.) practices his remarks for the first day of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The\u00a0second impeachment trial\u00a0of former President Trump began on Tuesday, about a month after he was\u00a0charged by the House with incitement of insurrection\u00a0for his role in egging on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The House impeachment managers led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), second from right, follow acting House Sergeant at Arms Timothy P. Blodgett to the Senate chambers of the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The\u00a0second impeachment trial\u00a0of former President Trump is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, about a month after he was\u00a0charged by the House with incitement of insurrection for his role in egging on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Brandon Bell\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A door handle broken during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in Washington, remains missing on Tuesday morning, Feb. 9, 2021, the day the\u00a0second impeachment trial\u00a0of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to begin. Former President Trump was\u00a0charged by the House with incitement of insurrection for his role in egging on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Anna Moneymaker\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pizzas cover a table as a television displays coverage of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chief Impeachment counsel Barry Berke works at the Capitol in Washington, the night before the start of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. (Erin Schaff\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Social distancing markers are placed outside the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, ahead of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. (Anna Moneymaker\/The New York Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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