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In Donald Trump's impeachment trial for inciting insurrection, his attorneys give dismal performances, and Republicans tune out while Democrats show shocking footage of the Capitol riot.

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Trevor covers the third day of Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Jordan Klepper heads back to Washington, D.C., and Daniel Kaluuya discusses "Judas and the Black Messiah."

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The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump will begin today.

This time, the case against Mr. Trump is more straightforward: Did his words incite chaos at the Capitol on Jan. 6?

We look ahead to the arguments both sides will present.

Guest: Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The New York Times and The Times Magazine.

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Background reading: 

• The impeachment case claims that former President Donald Trump was “singularly responsible” for the Capitol riot. His defense team argues that he cannot be tried.
• Here’s what to watch for as the trial begins.
• Hours after the 2020 vote, Mr. Trump declared the process a fraud. We look at his 77-day campaign to subvert the election.

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Republicans rely on tortured logic to resist Donald Trump's impeachment, trading firms take heat for restricting trades on GameStop, and the GOP balks at President Biden's call for unity.

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Republicans resist Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Roy Wood Jr. examines an alternative to traditional policing in Oregon, and Nnamdi Asomugha discusses his film role in "Sylvie's Love."

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Iowa is still too close to call as the candidates try to break through in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney votes to convict as Trump is acquitted, and the President’s State of the Union should be a wake up call for Democrats. Then Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg talks to Dan about his post-Iowa strategy.

Trump gives his Mission Accomplished speech after a momentary pause in the crisis he started, Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans get ready to vote for a rigged impeachment trial, and the endorsements start piling up in the Democratic primary. Then Senator Elizabeth Warren talks to Jon about the Iran crisis and her campaign strategy in the weeks before Iowa.

President Trump's order to kill Qassem Soleimani creates chaos, Roy Wood Jr. worries about retaliation from Iran, and Ronan Farrow discusses his book "Catch and Kill."

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