- Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins in the US Senate – the first time a president has gone on trial after leaving office
- He faces a single charge of “incitement of insurrection” in a speech to supporters ahead of a deadly riot at the US Capitol on 6 January
- Trump’s legal team has called the trial “absurd and unconstitutional” on the basis that he has already left office
- Democrats laying out the case for the prosecution dispute this saying he should be held accountable
- Both sides will present arguments on the legality of the trial, with a vote on whether to proceed later on Tuesday
- Trump made history last month by becoming the first president to be charged with misconduct twice by the lower chamber of Congress
- He is not expected to attend the Senate trial in person
