Bonus: Rewriting the Rules - a podcast by NBC News

On Tuesday, the Senate impeachment trial began in earnest, with hours of debate over how it should be run. Steve Kornacki explains the last-minute changes made by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who amended his own set of rules in response to pressure from moderate Republican Senators.

Have a question about the Senate trial or something else impeachment-related? Email our host Steve Kornacki at articletwopodcast@gmail.com.

For a transcript, please visit https://www.nbcnews.com/articletwo.

Further Reading

• McConnell makes last-minute, handwritten changes to Trump impeachment trial rules
• Trump's defense: Read the full text of the legal brief ahead of Senate impeachment trial

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