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The Senate agreed on Feb. 8, 2021, on the structure and timing of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, with the trial itself beginning the next day. The deal settled a fight over whether the Senate would proceed after Trump had already left office.
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On February 8, 2021, Senate leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on how Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial would proceed. The Senate’s formal jurisdiction vote came the next day.
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On February 8, 2021, Senate leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on how Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial would proceed. The Senate’s formal jurisdiction vote came the next day.
The Senate agreed on Feb. 8, 2021, on the structure and timing of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, with the trial itself beginning the next day. The deal settled a fight over whether the Senate would proceed after Trump had already left office.
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