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Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day 10

The best argument against removing Donald Trump from office has always been that everyone knew what they were getting when they elected him.  Some of...
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is trailed by reporters as she at the U.S. Capitol before the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. Collins has stated she wants to hear from witnesses in the trial. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Nine

(Update January 31, 11:20 a.m. Lisa Murkowski announces she will vote against witnesses.) In what may be his last significant vote in a long political...
WASHINGTON, DC US Capitol on December 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. (By Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Eight

Facing perhaps the most difficult decision of his political life, Cory Gardner did exactly what Mitch McConnell asked/told him to do — reveal how...
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner celebrates the election of Donald Trump on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 as his wife, Jaime, looks on. (Photo by Evan Semón)

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Seven

(Update Jan. 29, 12:40 p.m. Cory Gardner has announced he will vote against further witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, he tells Colorado Politics in...
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as National Security Adviser John Bolton listens during a meeting with President of Romania Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House August 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. This is Iohannis’ second visit to the Trump White House and the two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral issues during their meeting. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Six

We watched. We waited. We wondered when/if Donald Trump’s defense team would finally mention He Who Must Not Be Named. The Trump defense covered a...

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Five

Day Five of the Trump impeachment trial began early and lasted only two hours — to the relief of nearly all involved. I’m sure...
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch returns for additional questioning after a break while testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. In the second impeachment hearing held by the committee, House Democrats continue to build a case against U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to link U.S. military aid for Ukraine to the nation’s investigation of his political rivals. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Four

As I watched Day Four of the Trump impeachment hearings unfurl, I finally understood — it hit me with the force of an Adam...

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Three

On Day Three of the Trump impeachment trial, the House managers decided to shake things up by introducing two surprise guest stars — Joe...
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: In this screengrab taken from a Senate Television webcast, House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on January 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Senate Television via Getty Images)

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day Two

You knew matters had gotten desperate on the Senate floor when Adam Schiff, in closing Day Two of the Trump impeachment trial, asked the...

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trial, Day One

“This trial is a travesty. It's a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of two mockeries of a sham.” —...