LIVE UPDATES: Who is defending Trump during the impeachment trial?

Published February 06, 2021

Former President Donald Trump is preparing for his second Senate impeachment trial, where his team will defend him against the charge that he incited an insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

But Trump is not expected to appear himself, and instead will be defended by his legal defense team. Trump recently announced two lawyers who will defend him at the closely-watched trial.

Fast Facts

• Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat and president pro tempore of the Senate, will preside over the trial
• Trump was impeached for the second time last month for "incitement of insurrection" relating to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots

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