The Senate is opening its second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump today — this time with Trump an ex-president residing at his estate in Florida, not the White House.
The trial centers on whether Trump incited a mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, forcing the evacuation of lawmakers who at the time were certifying President Biden's Electoral College win over Trump.
Five people died in connection to the riot, including a Capitol Hill police officer. The crowd was seeking to stop the Electoral College count after weeks in which Trump and his allies had argued massive fraud contributed to his loss — without providing any evidence that supported those arguments in court.
17:33 House impeachment managers showed a dramatic new video of the mob storming the Capitol in the opening minutes of Trump's impeachment trial.
Democrats created the disturbing video documenting the Jan. 6 siege by interweaving Trump’s address to a group of supporters calling on them to march on the Capitol with violent footage of the attack.
“We’re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue … and we’re going to the Capitol and we’re going to try and give our Republicans, the weak ones … we’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness they need to take back our country,” Trump says in the video.
The video then shows new footage of the pro-Trump mob shouting “take the Capitol,” engaging in violent confrontations with police officers and damaging the building as they flooded the hallways looking to disrupt the vote certification.
Text at the end of the video reads: “At least seven people lost their lives, more than 140 law enforcement officers suffered physical injuries, and many more have been severely impacted by their experiences that day.”
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