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The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol offers an example of how refusing to accept election results can lead to violence.
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In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. 
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Alexander Vindman: Accountability is key to building back American unity
From left, David Schoen, Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen, lawyers for former President Donald Trump, arrive at the US Capitol on the third day of the second impeachment trial.  
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Michael van der Veen, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. 
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WATCH LIVE: Trump’s lawyers deliver impeachment defense
A video tweet from former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen next to another video of protesters fighting with security authorities.
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House prosecutors set to wrap their impeachment case against Trump
A photo taken from a video above the US Senate chamber showing lawmakers, two rounded wooded tables and the dais.
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Watch live: House impeachment managers to conclude their case as Senators relive horror of riot
The Rotunda to the Senate is shown looking down from above with the complete circle of the space framing the composition.
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Opening arguments set to begin in day 2 of Trump’s impeachment trial
Two liines of lawmakers are shown walking across a black and white checkered floor in a large room with tall marble pillars.
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Watch live: Senators to hear opening arguments in day 2 of Trump impeachment trial
US lawmakers are shown gathering in the Senate with rounded wooden desks encircling a marble dais.
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Watch live: Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial begins
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gavels in the final vote of the impeachment of President Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas. 
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President Donald Trump is shown wearing a dark overcoat and read tie looking into the camera.
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Trump impeached a second time after Capitol siege
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference on the day after a violent attack on the US Congress, Jan. 7, 2021.
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Protesters supporting US President Donald Trump break into the Us Capitol on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Brayan Guevara identifies as Afro Latino. His family comes from Honduras.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin is greeted by US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.
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Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at an outdoor "Black Economic Summit" while campaigning for president in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2020.
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In this image made from UNTV video, US President Donald Trump speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2020, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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US Attorney General William Barr is shown wearing a dark suit and red tie with his hands outstretched.
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Attorney General William Barr is shown wearing a dark suit and red tie while standing in front of the POTUS flag.
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Then-National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as US President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018.
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Nicholas Burns: Bolton allegations on Trump ‘as damaging as any in modern American history’
John Bolton is shown speaking in distance with US President Donald Trump in the nearground in soft focus.
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Former US national security advisor John Bolton is shown wearing a stripped suit and red tie and adjusting his glasses.
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US President Donald Trump is shown standing at a podium at the center of a joint session of Congress.
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In political speech to Congress, Trump makes case for re-election
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‘Wishful thinking’: Chief justice no savior for liberals at Trump trial
US Senator Lamar Alexander is shown outside in the dark evening hours with the glow of the Capitol building dome behind him.
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Watch live: End likely draws near in Trump impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is shown walking in the hallways of the Capitol building and wearing a dark suit.
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Watch live: Trump impeachment trial nears end of initial phase in Senate
US President Donald Trump is shown pointing with his right hand and wearing a dark jacket and red tie.
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Watch live: Senate to begin questions for legal teams in Trump impeachment trial
US President Donald Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow is shown wearing a dark suit and walking among several people.
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Watch live: Trump lawyers wrap up defense in Senate impeachment trial
Panelists sit in front of a blue wall
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Ukraine anti-corruption activist: US lobbyists are ‘eager to take dirty money’
Rep. Adam Schiff is shown standing bedhing a podium with several other lawmakers standing behind him.
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Watch live: Trump impeachment trial enters pivotal week as calls for witnesses grow
A dark blue sky is shown at sunset behind the dome of the US Captiol building in shadown.
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Watch live: Lawmakers turn focus to obstruction charge in Trump impeachment trial
Ukrainian Army servicemembers ride with Javelin anti-tank missiles during a military parade marking Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 24, 2018.
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US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is shown with his hands raised and head down with a row of reporters standing across from him.
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Watch live: Democrats pressure resistant Republicans to join push to oust Trump
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is shown wearing a dark suit and red tied walking.
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Watch live: Oral arguments in the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump
A man speaks into a microphone in front of a blue wall.
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US President Donald Trump is shown standing at a podium with a seal for the US president on it.
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Watch live: Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump
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Turley: Impeachment trial witnesses could be ‘live torpedoes in the water’
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney (R) listens as President Donald Trump (L) meets with members of the Republican Study Committee
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GAO report says Trump administration violated the law in withholding aid to Ukraine
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As impeachment trial looms, what’s the view from Ukraine?
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks
McConnell says Republicans have the votes to set impeachment trial rules
Two men in suits lean in to speak with each other
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US President Donald Trump is shown in a close up photo looking off and wearing a blue suit.
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House impeachment of Trump sets stage for trial in Senate
Flags of many countries carried by protesters fill the frame.
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Heavy fog sits over the top of the US Capitol dome making it barely visible.
US House set to vote to impeach Trump
The US Capitol building is shown in the distance with a large tree branch framing the dome in the nearground.
US lawmakers debate rules for Trump impeachment vote
Two white men in suits shake hands, the US State Department podium is visible.
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Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler is shown standing at a podium with microphones and surrounded by several other lawmakers.
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House lawmakers announce impeachment charges against President Trump
The US Capitol dome is seen amist dense fof and rain and framed on either side of the photo by tree branches.
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Congressional panel weighs Trump impeachment evidence as formal charges loom
Nancy Pelosi in a white jacket stands at a podium in front of American flags.
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Democrats push forward as Pelosi moves for articles of impeachment
US President Donald Trump is shown in a close up photograph with a blue tie and holding an umbrella.
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Judiciary Committee’s First Impeachment Hearing
President Donald Trump is shown with both arms outstretched and holding several white papers while speaking to reporters.
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White House says it will not participate in Wednesday’s impeachment hearing
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Former Ukrainian lawmaker Sergii Leshchenko displays papers from secret ledgers
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A man and a woman take the oath by raising their right hand.
Fifth day of impeachment hearings roundup
A man and a woman raise their right hands in front of an audience.
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