Donald Trump is about to stand trial in the US Senate for his role in the riot at the Capitol on 6 January though he says he won’t give evidence himself.
The former president is the first in US history to have been charged with misconduct – or impeached – twice by the lower chamber of US Congress.
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives accused Mr Trump of encouraging violence with his false claims of election fraud and egging on a mob to storm the Capitol on 6 January.
Some Republicans also backed impeachment in that historic vote.
The Senate trial of Mr Trump, a Republican, begins on Tuesday next week.
In a pre-trial legal brief, they said his repeated refusal to concede the election led to an “incitement of insurrection against the republic he swore to protect”. END