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  1. impeachment trial
    What Trump’s Lawyers Mean by ‘Constitutional Cancel Culture’Unbelievably, the supreme bully Trump is being depicted as a victim of Congress in a trial over his incitement of an attack on Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    Trump’s Defense: What About Democratic Violence? (Answer: There Wasn’t Any.)His impeachment lawyers focus on whataboutism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. impeachment
    The Timeline for Trump’s Second Impeachment TrialThe schedule and structure have been set, and the whole thing could be over in less than a week.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. impeachment
    Trump’s Defense for Inciting the Mob: Everybody’s Fighting!A video of Democrats saying the words fight or fighting was put together by his lawyers, likely for Trump’s entertainment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. impeachment trial
    Impeachment Is Literally Congressional Self-Defense in Trump’s CaseIt’s the only way Congress can defend itself against executive abuses of power — this time, it’s was physical.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. impeachment trial
    Trump’s Conduct on January 6 Was Not Just Wrong: It Was StupidTrump went nuclear at precisely the moment when it no longer made any sense.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. impeachment trial
    McConnell Isn’t Plotting to Save Republicans From TrumpThough the strange Beltway fantasy won’t die, there’s still no evidence that Mitch McConnell is planning a vote to convict the former president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. impeachment
    Trump Also Thought His Lawyer’s Performance Was TerribleA roundup of his reactions to a memorably bad impeachment opening statement.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. impeachment
    What Can We Expect on Day Two of Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial?The Democratic strategy is expected to hold steady, while some of the attention turns to the GOP’s 2024 contenders.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. capitol insurrection
    This Chilling Video of the Capitol Riot Speaks for ItselfDemocrats opened Trump’s second impeachment trial by showing footage of the insurrection — and Trump’s comments at a rally right beforehand.
    By Claire Lampen
  11. the national interest
    Trump’s Lawyer Rambles Through Hilariously Incoherent Impeachment DefenseBruce Castor was sick the day they taught law in law school.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. trump impeachment trial
    Watch: Capitol Riot Video Played in Trump’s Impeachment Trial“If that’s not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing,” Representative Jamie Raskin said after it finished playing.
    By Chas Danner
  13. the national interest
    Republicans: Trump Can’t Be Impeached Because He Can’t Be ImpeachedWe won’t vote to convict Trump because he’s going to be acquitted.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    Would Trump Have Won if Not for Impeachment? A Pro-Trump Journalist Thinks So.A conservative makes the case that impeachment didn’t backfire.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. politics
    Eric Swalwell on Impeachment, the Capitol Riot, and That Chinese SpyThe former prosecutor tries his biggest case yet.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  16. politics
    What It’s Like to Impeach TrumpVeterans of the first trial say the second might be easier in one regard: The jurors were witnesses.
    By Ben Jacobs
  17. politics
    Trump Previews Impeachment Defense: It Wasn’t Incitement, It Was Free SpeechHouse Democrats begin to lay out the case of the “grievous betrayal” of his oath of office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. impeachment
    Trump Names New Impeachment Legal Team, After Old One WalkedOne of the attorneys is best known for declining to prosecute Bill Cosby. The other represented Roger Stone and planned to represent Jeffrey Epstein.
    By Chas Danner
  19. politics
    Why Big Mo Matters to BidenPast presidents — including Barack Obama — who got off to a slow or clumsy start often paid dearly for it. Biden wants to avoid that fate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. impeachment trial
    Centrists Air Censure Option As Trump Conviction Hopes FadeIt could be an alternative to or fallback after a trial. But it would force Republicans to defend or condemn Trump’s conduct.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. extremism
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Impeach the Biden FamilyNobody drives the crazy train like Greene, who may represent where the MAGA movement is going.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the national interest
    McConnell: It Was Too Soon to Impeach Trump, Now It’s Too LateAnd there was a perfect moment, but they were on vacation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. impeachment trial
    A McConnell-Backed Trump Conviction Is Just FantasyConviction in Trump’s impeachment trial was always a long shot. Now momentum is waning, as GOP senators aren’t onboard and McConnell won’t herd them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Trump Leaves the White House Like a Failed Coup LeaderEven his former supporters won’t see him off.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. impeachment trial
    Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Will Be a Democratic ProductionThe question of whether a former president can be tried and then banned from future office will hang over Trump’s second trial from the get-go.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. capitol riot
    Multiple Extremist Group Members Arrested: Live UpdatesThe FBI is continuing to round up rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Sunday’s state capitol protests were a non-event.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  27. end-times
    Trump Is on the Verge of Losing EverythingA broken president leaves the White House twice impeached, on the brink of bankruptcy, and criminally exposed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. impeachment
    Who Will Be in Charge of Trump’s Impeachment Trial?Why it may not be Chief Justice John Roberts this time around.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. impeachment
    Trump Faces Senate Trial After Second ImpeachmentThe House impeached Trump for inciting insurrection, with the support of 10 Republicans. The trial will take place during Biden’s administration.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  30. impeachment
    Are There Enough Senate Republican Votes to Convict Trump?With the MAGA base still strong and plenty of excuses for Republicans to say no, conviction faces steep odds.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. attention zabar’s shoppers!
    A Lox on Both Your Houses: Jerry Nadler Brought a Zabar’s Bag to the ImpeachmentHe’s on the Upper West Side of the aisle.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  32. we meet again
    Nancy Pelosi Wore Her Impeachment Suit AgainIt’s the same thing she wore to the last impeachment — a subtle sartorial dig.
    By Claire Lampen
  33. lol
    Meanwhile, Trump Reportedly Gives Toby Keith the National Medal of ArtsThe president was impeached for a historic second time during the “closed press ceremony.”
    By Chris Murphy
  34. street view
    Can an Armored Capitol Still Be the People’s House?The protesters shouted “This is our house!” as they sacked it.
    By Justin Davidson
  35. congrats
    Trump Just Became the Only President to Be Impeached TwiceAnd in the most bipartisan impeachment vote ever, at that!
    By Claire Lampen
  36. hot shot
    Republican Wears ‘Censored’ Face Mask While Speaking Into Literal MicrophoneQAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a “censorship” face mask to deliver a speech in front of Congress.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  37. impeachment
    Trump Becomes First President to Be Impeached TwiceTen Republicans joined every House Democrat in voting to impeach. Trump’s Senate trial may start just as Biden takes office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. capitol insurrection
    Cori Bush Said What We’re All Thinking“It’s time to impeach the white-supremacist-in-chief,” the freshman representative said in a blistering floor speech.
    By Claire Lampen
  39. capitol insurrection
    Pence Won’t Invoke the 25th Amendment Against TrumpThe impeachment process is moving forward nonetheless.
    By Claire Lampen
  40. capitol riot
    Mo Brooks Slapped With Censure Resolution Over Pre-Riot SpeechThe GOP representative was an instigator of the Electoral College vote coup effort and helped incite the crowd that violently disrupted it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. capitol riot
    Could the 14th Amendment Ban Trump From Holding Office Again?Even if a Trump political comeback isn’t blocked by impeachment, his incitement to insurrection may make him subject to a ban meant for Confederates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. impeachment
    Read the House’s Impeachment Article Against President TrumpA single charge: “incitement of insurrection.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. georgia
    White House Forced Out U.S. Attorney Amid Effort to Overturn Election in GeorgiaThe top federal prosecutor in Atlanta, Byung Pak, was reportedly told to resign because Trump was upset he didn’t help find voter fraud in Georgia.
    By Chas Danner
  44. capitol riot
    Democrats Keeping It Simple on Basis for ImpeachmentThe draft article, which could come to a vote by next week, has one article focused on Trump’s incitement to insurrection on January 6.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. capitol riot
    Impeachment Could Ban Trump From Running in 2024It’s too late for Congress to remove Trump before Inauguration Day. But a post-presidential impeachment and conviction could prevent a Trump comeback.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. capitol riot
    Is There Really Enough Time to Impeach and Remove Trump?There may be a point to doing this beyond throwing him out of the White House two weeks early.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. impeachment
    Impeach and Remove Trump NowThe president just incited a violent insurrection. He can’t be allowed to remain in power another day.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. vision 2020
    Biden Had One Job and He Did ItBiden took advantage of all Trump’s self-inflicted political wounds and now looks to be a necessary if limited transitional president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. speaking out
    Alexander Vindman’s Wife Accuses Trump of Threatening Their FamilyThe spouse of the colonel who stood up to the president speaks out for the first time.
    By Ben Jacobs
  50. 2020 elections
    Susan Collins’s Popularity Keeps SinkingMaine’s Republican senator is caught between an unpopular president who demands loyalty and an electorate that demands independence.
    By Ed Kilgore
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