Summary: The Senate is conducting the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, who last December became the third president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The first day of proceedings involved hours of debate over the trial rules Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had proposed. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer’s proposed 11 amendments to the rules, which were all defeated along party lines. Ultimately, some changes were accepted. 

[Background: President Donald Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached by the House of Representatives under the Constitution for high crimes and misdemeanors. The vote split along party lines over the charges of abuse of power that involved Trump enlisting a foreign government to investigate a political opponent ahead of the 2020 election. The House also voted to impeach on a charge that the president obstructed Congress in its investigation. Trump maintains he has done nothing wrong and that the Democrats have been looking for an excuse to impeach him since the 2016 election.]

January 22, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.

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