Opinion: What will Mitch McConnell do?
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has been a riveting and disturbing drama — even as we know it will almost certainly end with an acquittal.
Opinion: Impeachment Q&A turns ferocious
CNN Opinion asks commentators to weigh in on the fourth day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.
The Point: Trump’s impeachment trial speeds on
Opinion: If Trump is acquitted, then we may as well strike impeachment from the Constitution
In today's partisan political world, we often hear folks on both sides of the aisle say, "Elections have consequences," to explain policy shifts they support. Coming from Alabama, where we all too often have witnessed political figures using "dog whistle" style rhetoric to inflame passions and in many cases incite violence, I also remind people that words have consequences as well. And when those consequences include a violent insurrection in our nation's Capitol like the one on January 6, accountability is an absolute necessity, in order to protect our democracy.
Rep. Clyburn calls senators’ meeting with Trump defense team ‘inappropriate’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) calls out the three GOP senators who met with former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team as being inappropriate.
Trump lawyers have a lot of explaining to do
On Day 3 of Trump Impeachment 2, the Democratic House managers provided compelling evidence that Donald Trump knew that what he was saying on Jan. 6 was highly incendiary. They showed how he had previously goaded his supporters to rage and violence at rallies across the country. The usual situation involved Trump urging the crowds to "go after" a heckler or protester. They routinely complied.
Biden tells CNN he’s anxious to see what Republicans do in impeachment trial
President Joe Biden told CNN Friday he is "anxious" to see how Senate Republicans will vote in the impeachment trial and whether they will "stand up."
Avlon: GOP senators on the fence need to remember this
CNN's John Avlon says history will not look favorably on GOP senators who are not taking former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial seriously.
Melania Trump disengaged from her husband’s second impeachment trial and bitter over Jill Biden’s publicity
While former President Donald Trump watches his second impeachment trial unfold, Melania Trump spends most of her time post-White House relaxing at the spa and staying out of the fray.
Key GOP senators push Trump’s lawyers to explain ex-President’s actions as Pence was endangered
• Analysis: Questions build about Trump's failure to protect Pence as impeachment trial nears its end
• Opinion: What will Mitch McConnell do?
