the evidence was overwhelming. They decided nonetheless to acquit him on a technicality, a jurisdictional ground which had already been decided by the Senate on the first day of the trial.

the Congress has a responsibility to live up to its obligations under Article 1 and hold the president accountable when they, in fact, violated the oath that they -- that he or she has taken.

those are the stories that I hope the American people remember.

the argument that Leader McConnell and so many others made with respect to criminal process as well as civil litigation is just not a cogent argument.

I certainly draw hope and optimism from the fact that there were seven Republican senators, seven Republican senators who chose country over party, who did the right thing, who vindicated our Constitution.

I send a question to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Colorado sends a question to the desk. I would note just for the--as the hour tends to get late, I would note for all counsel, as Chief Justice Roberts noted on…

This was not the first time that President Trump inspired violence, but it must be the last time that he`s given a platform to do so.

Senators, the evidence is clear. We showed you statements, videos, affidavits that prove President Trump incited an insurrection.

First, is what he did to Vice President Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States of America. His own vice president was in this building with an armed mob shouting hang him, the same armed mob that set up gallows outside.

The defense argued in their briefs and they argued again here on Tuesday that the insurrectionists were acting on their own, that they were not incited by President Trump or acting in his direction. But that`s just not the case.

Please vote to convict the president so this never happens again.

Their statements before, during and after the attack made clear the attack was done for Donald Trump at his instructions, and to fulfill his wishes.

We humbly, humbly ask you to convict President Trump for the crime for which he is overwhelmingly guilty of. If we let it go unanswered, who`s to say it won`t happen again?

I was one of the unlucky members who was stuck in the House Gallery. We could see the mob pounding on the door to the House chamber.

When President Trump asked his supporters to come to D.C. to stop the steal, to stop the certification of the vote on January 6, his supporters took him seriously and literally.

On January 6th, we know who lit the fuse. Donald Trump told these insurrectionists to come to the Capitol and stop the steal.

When they -- the police -- still barricaded and being attacked with poles, he said in his video to the people attacking them, we love you. You`re very special. What more could we possibly need to know about President Trump`s state of mind?

He cared more about pressing his efforts to overturn the election than he did about saving lives, our lives.