Trump impeachment: attention turns to Senate after House votes to impeach – live

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11.53am GMT

Stephen Collinson at CNN has offered this analysis this morning:

Trump’s disastrous final days in office have brought the Republican Party to an existential moment. How GOP senators decide to deal with the strongman who bullied and manipulated them for five years will show whether their out-of-control party can revive its conservative soul or is destined to race into a conspiratorial, anti-democratic dead end.

The reaction to Trump’s latest impeachment and acrimonious exit from office will wash across an uneasy, angry nation, traumatized by the Washington insurrection he inspired.

11.49am GMT

Here’s a quick reminder of some of the defences of president Donald Trump that were given by Republicans in the House yesterday.

Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio): “It’s always been about getting the president, no matter what. It’s an obsession, an obsession that has now broadened. It’s not just about impeachment anymore, it’s about canceling, as I’ve said. Canceling the president and anyone that disagrees with them.”

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Source: The Guardian
Trump impeachment: attention turns to Senate after House votes to impeach – live