Democrats argue Trump impeachment is constitutional and urge Senate conviction

House Democrats say there is no “January Exception” to the Constitution as they pushed back on claims that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is unconstitutional, instead urging the Senate to convict him for allegedly inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The Democratic-led House voted last month to impeach Trump a historic second time on a single article of impeachment, with 10 Republicans also voting in favor. Trump has called the impeachment a “hoax,” and his new legal team has argued that an impeachment against a president who is out of office is unconstitutional. Democrats and Republicans each hold 50 seats in the chamber, and the trial is slated to begin Tuesday.