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Last Updated: February 15, 2021, 4:10 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial ended with a 57-43 vote to acquit in the Senate. He faced a single charge of incitement of insurrection over his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Feb 10, 2021, 10:07 AM EST

Impeachment managers plan to use 'never seen before' footage: Senior aides

Senior aides to the House impeachment managers said they plan to show "never before seen" security camera footage offering a view of the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot "that has never been published before."

"We have the goods, we will be presenting the goods," said a senior aide.

House impeachment managers proceed through the Capitol Rotunda for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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When asked about whether they had body camera footage from law enforcement, aides dodged the specifics, but said it would provide "new insight into the extreme violence and risk" people faced on Jan. 6.

National Guard troops stand guard before the start of the second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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They plan to try the case against Trump like a criminal prosecution with "a beginning, middle and an end." 

"The Trump team really has one strategy, and that is to talk about anything and everything else, besides the President's actions on that day in the lead up," an aide said. 

-ABC News' Rachel Scott, Benjamin Siegel, Katherine Faulders, Trish Turner, Mariam Khan and Allison Pecorin

Feb 09, 2021, 9:00 PM EST

Rep. Kinzinger says impeachment vote would pass if held in private

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., who voted in the House to impeach President Donald Trump, told ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis that he believes it is possible, but not likely, that more Senate Republicans will vote to convict Trump. Kinzinger estimates there will not be enough to get to 67 votes, though he also said if the Senate impeachment vote was held in private, he believes it would "certainly" pass.

"I think over time, people are going to wake up to really how bad, at least, the tone was in the last four years, particularly Jan. 6, and I don't think history is going to judge too kindly those that stood by and picked politics over that oath-keeping decision," Kinzinger said.

The Republican congressman also discussed the future of the GOP and said that if the party continues to go in the direction he feels it's going in, he wouldn't be able to "stay under the Republican banner."

"I'm determined to fight for my party, but if it continues down this track, and there's no hope for it. I certainly wouldn't be able to stay under the Republican banner as much as I want to, you know, I need to be associated with a party that's optimistic about the future," Kinzinger said. "And I'm not there yet. I'm going to fight for the soul of this party and down the road, hopefully, that won't be a decision I'll have to make."

-ABC News' Jon Schlosberg

Feb 09, 2021, 8:39 PM EST

Key takeaways from 1st day of the impeachment trial

The Senate kicked off former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial on Tuesday with Democrats using a 13-minute video of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to help make their case to the Senate, and Trump's defense team debating the constitutionality of the trial of a former president.

Here are three takeaways from the first day of arguments, which ended with the Senate voting 56-44 to proceed with the trial.

Congress adjourns the second impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Trump's legal team, including Bruce Castor Jr., a former district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, made a poor first impression in a 48-minute argument that garnered criticism from senators who found themselves confused and unimpressed.

Senators, many of whom were in the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots, relived the attacks during a documentary-style video of the Capitol riot, a harrowing presentation that meshed C-SPAN footage of staid House and Senate floor debates with gritty, expletive-laden riot footage and some of the former president's social media posts.

Democrats also cited conservative lawyers who backed the trial, saying that not trying Trump would suggest to future presidents that they would not be held accountable for their actions during their final days in office.

-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel

Feb 09, 2021, 7:48 PM EST

Impeachment trial set to resume noon Wednesday

On Wednesday, the House impeachment managers must file all motions, except those related to witnesses by 9 a.m. and the Trump legal team must to respond to the House managers’ motions by 11 a.m.

The trial will resume at noon on Wednesday with arguments and a vote for any motions made by either side.

PHOTO: Sen. Patrick Leahy wields the gavel to convene the U.S. Senate as he presides over the start of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on the floor of the Senate chamber in Washington, Feb. 9, 2021.
Sen. Patrick Leahy wields the gavel to convene the U.S. Senate as he presides over the start of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack, on the floor of the Senate chamber in Washington, Feb. 9, 2021.
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After that, opening arguments begin. The House impeachment managers have up to 16 hours over two days, though both sides are limited to eight hours of arguments each day.

-ABC News' Trish Turner

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