Constitutionality Of Trial Argued In 1st Day Of Trump's Impeachment Proceedings04:46

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On the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in the Senate, the issue of whether it's constitutional to prosecute a president after they've left office will be debated.

Here & Now's Callum Borchers speaks with Barbara McQuade, professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former U.S. attorney appointed by President Obama.