The House impeached Trump again, but what about the trial?

Published January 15, 2021 4:00am ET



The horrific events at the Capitol on Jan. 6 left House Democrats determined to impeach President Trump quickly, and they did so on Jan. 13 with the help of 10 Republicans, 232-197.

But legal scholars and senators are debating whether the Senate can follow through with the customary impeachment trial and vote on whether to convict Trump since lawmakers won’t even consider the matter until Trump is out of office.

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