And we are now watching the second Trump impeachment hearing in as many years Yes, 13 months after the first impeachment of US President Donald J Trump, the president may face another impeachment for the first time in history

Today's hearing in the House of Representatives is based on an impeachment resolution that includes one article of "inciting a riot" referring to President Trump's speeches on the election, including the speech he gave during the certification of the Electoral College, and the riots on Capitol Hill that followed

Specifically, the resolution states: "President Trump has seriously endangered the security of the United States and its governmental institutions He has threatened the integrity of our democratic system, obstructed the peaceful transition of power, and endangered an unequal branch of government

It further concluded that "he thereby betrayed his credibility as president and caused manifest injury to the people of the United States"

The impeachment hearings are taking place after Vice President Mike Pence told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he would not invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove President Trump from office In his letter, Vice President Pence stated, "I do not believe that such action is in the best interest of our country or consistent with our Constitution"

Unlike previous impeachment hearings, this one will not be settled on a strictly partisan vote; according to CBS News, at least five Republican senators have stated that they will vote for impeachment Most notable among them is Liz Cheney (Republican) Joining her are Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican, R-WA), John Katko (Republican, R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (Republican, R-IL), and Fred Upton (Republican, R-MI) More candidates may cross the aisle

Rules Debate and Vote Setting Parameters: The House will convene at 9:00 am Eastern Time Wednesday After some housekeeping, lawmakers will begin debate on a rule that allows two hours for consideration of an impeachment resolution After debating the rule, the House will vote, possibly with another procedural vote These are expected to pass mostly along party lines

How it will proceed is that the hearing will begin with a House debate on the resolution and will consist of two hours, with equal time given to Republicans and Democrats [If the House passes the resolution, it is unknown how quickly it will proceed in the Senate The Senate is not scheduled to be in session until January 19, the day before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States If current majority leader Senator Mitch McConnell approves and incoming majority leader Senator Chuck Schumer pushes for it, the Senate could convene early The New York Times reported that McConnell "told associates that he believes President Trump has committed impeachable offenses and is glad Democrats are moving to impeach him"

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CNN is opening its coverage to all, free of charge, without the usual login required to view it online The hearing began at 9:00 am ET

Viewers can also track it on CNN's apps for iOS and Android, and the CNNgo app for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, and Android TV Coverage is also available on CNNcom

CNN is also available on two of the best streaming services: Sling TV and FuboTV

Fubo has a 7-day free trial and a $65/month package with over 120 channels

Fox News is also now offering a live stream of the vote; FuboTV also has Fox News

MSNBC's coverage of the impeachment hearings continues throughout the day, with channels accessible through the following services

C-SPAN is not on most live TV services The only one that does is AT&T TV Now, but this is not recommended

A cheaper and easier way to watch C-SPAN's impeachment coverage is to watch it online on its YouTube channel or website

Own Roku; you can watch live updates of the Trump impeachment vote for free from The Roku Channel; ABC News Live, NBC News NOW, and Newsy are among the free channels offered by this streamer

Alternatively, your local broadcast network may be available online and for free via Locast However, its reach is not as far as the streaming services listed above, serving 456% of the US population, but reaching over 148 million people; through Locast you can watch ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and PBS, which broadcast at 6:00 PM EST