The Senate will begin considering on Feb. 9 whether to convict Donald Trump following the House’s unprecedented second impeachment of the former president. Mr. Trump’s lawyers, as well as many Republicans, deny that the proceedings are legitimate. They are wrong. The Senate must hold its trial, and the right vote is for conviction.
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Washington Post: The Senate must convict Donald Trump
Members of the US National Guard stand watch at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 17, 2021, during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the Nov. 3, 2020, presidential election.
