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The Courage of Their Conviction

"I think it's a brilliant strategy. I'm not saying it will work, in terms of getting 67 votes" to convict the former president, says Barbara Perry, a presidential scholar at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. "It's putting the record down for history, so history will see that both sides have suffered. Will Donald Trump run again? Then this is all on the record. It's a case for history."

Barbara Perry

Assessing the strength of the legal arguments made against Trump

President Trump's defense team will make their argument Friday in his impeachment trial. Elizabeth Chryst, the Republican Senate secretary during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial, and Melody Barnes, of the University of Virginia's Democracy Initiative, helped broker that trial's rules as chief counsel to Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy. They join Judy Woodruff to discuss Trump’s trial.

Melody Barnes

Are Democrats connecting the dots on Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection?

As former President Trump's impeachment trial moved into high gear Wednesday, we spoke with two people who worked in the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Elizabeth Chryst was the Republican Senate secretary during the trial, and Melody Barnes helped broker the trial's rules as chief counsel to the late Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy. They join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Melody Barnes

UVA Miller Center president weighs in on second impeachment trial

University of Virginia Miller Center President Bill Antholis says arguments are likely not to cease in Washington even if senators do not vote to convict former-President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.

William Antholis

Democratic House Managers Make Case For Conviction

Barbara Perry is interviewed on NBC News Now.

Barbara Perry

An impeachment trial so that the truth triumphs over beliefs

"While a conviction of the ex-president is unlikely, proof of his obvious role in the unlawful and murderous January 6 uprising against the government and the Constitution of the United States must be submitted to the nation and the world for establish its infamous legacy and attempt to reestablish the image of the United States as the beacon of democracy in the world, ”adds Barbara A. Perry, director of Presidential Studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginie and specialist in the history of the presidency of the United States.

Barbara Perry