By Maanvi Singh in San Francisco (now), Amanda Holpuch (earlier)
- Earlier Adam Schiff, lead impeachment manager, read from resolution impeaching Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors
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Today, the Senate opened the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, nearly four months after Nancy Pelosi first announced an impeachment inquiry.
Here’s a timeline of key events leading up to this moment:
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