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Democrats build impeachment case, alleging 'dangerous crime'

by Lisa MascaroMary Clare Jalonick
| January 19, 2021 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) β€” The lead prosecutor for President Donald Trump's historic second impeachment began building his case for conviction at trial, asserting on Sunday that Trump's incitement of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol was β€œthe most dangerous crime" ever committed by a president against the United States. A Senate trial could begin as soon as this week, just as Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president.

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