TRUMP ON TRIAL DAY 1: CHAOS REVISITED

Democrats will begin two days of arguments in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, after the Senate on Tuesday voted 56-44 to reject a bid by Trump's lawyers to throw it out on grounds that a former president cannot be tried by lawmakers

Democrats, pushing for the impeachment, showed harrowing video footage of Trump supporters' assault on Congress.

They argued that Trump broke his oath in a bid to retain power by spreading lies about vote rigging and repeatedly pressuring officials, including then vice president Mike Pence.

Finally, on January 6, Trump told enraged Republican supporters near the White House to "fight like hell," the Democrats said.

The crowd, chanting "stop the steal," then attacked Congress, where Pence and lawmakers were in the process of certifying Biden's victory.

Democrat Jamie Raskin becomes emotional as he describes being at the Capitol building during the siege.