Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US Senate has no authority to try him as a private citizen on an impeachment charge that he incited the Capitol riots.

Donald Trump's lawyers say Senate has no authority to put him on trial

Former US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he had hired two new lawyers to head his defence team for his historic second impeachment trial. Lawyers David Schoen and Bruce Castor will head the defence effort in the trial set to begin on February 9, Trump's office said in a statement.

Trump names two new lawyers to lead his impeachment defence team in Senate trial

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Donald Trump's lawyers say Senate has no authority to put him on trial

Trump names two new lawyers to lead his impeachment defence team in Senate trial