For only the third time in history, a U.S. president is on trial in the Senate.
Donald Trump is accused of abusing his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden, and then trying to block the inquiry into the matter.
He is calling the whole affair a hoax.
Senators spent the first day arguing over the rules of the trial, with Trump's Republican party blocking every attempt by the Democrats to present new evidence and witnesses.
At the end of the trial, two thirds of senators need to approve at least one article to remove the President from office.
However, that seems unlikely, as the Republicans hold a majority.
So what's really on trial?
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Michael Isikof - Chief Investigative Correspondent at Yahoo! News and one of the reporters who helped break the Monica Lewinsky story in the 1990s
Robert Bennett - Personal Attorney for former President Bill Clinton during the Paula Jones case
Paris Dennard - Republican Strategist and member of the advisory board of Donald J. Trump for President
Saudi denies being behind hacking of Jeff Bezos's phone
The Saudi embassy in Washington, DC has dismissed a media report suggesting the kingdom was behind the hacking of the mobile phone of the Washington Post owner and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos.
Citing unnamed sources, British daily The Guardian reported on Tuesday that the billionaire's phone was hacked in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message that was apparently sent from the personal account of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
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