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Senate Republican Mitch McConnell delivers a scathing criticism of Donald Trump despite voting to acquit the former president on an impeachment charge, saying he was "responsible" for the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. SOUNDBITE
Images of the US Capitol building as Democratic House impeachment managers prepare to spend the third day of the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump concluding their opening arguments. IMAGES
The top Republican in the House of Representatives says that Donald Trump "bears responsibility" for inciting a riot at the US Capitol, in a floor speech an hour before a bipartisan majority is expected to impeach the president for an unprecedented second time. SOUNDBITE
"We urge the Senate to reject these articles of impeachment," says Donald Trump's lead defense lawyer Pat Cipollone as he and the US president's lawyers close their impeachment defense, accusing the Democrats of placing him on trial for political reasons. SOUNDBITE
Members of Donald Trump's legal team arrive at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, for Trump's impeachment trial before the Senate. IMAGES