US Senate declares Trump's 2nd impeachment trial legal - AA

The US Senate voted largely along party lines Tuesday to confirm it is within their power to try former President Donald Trump even though he already left office.

The Senate's 56-44 vote saw six Republicans join ranks with all the chamber's Democrats in agreeing the process is in-line with the US Constitution.

Senators earlier heard arguments from both the House managers prosecuting the case, and Trump's defense team, as they weighed whether or not there was standing for the case against the former president to go forward.

Impeachment trials are intended to result in a president's removal from office if the individual is convicted of committing high crimes and misdemeanors, the legal threshold prosecutors must meet...