The crucial differences in Trump’s second impeachment trial

In some ways the trial will be a replay of last year's - but Trump is the first to be tried by the Senate after leaving office, and it will likely be dramatic'

It might be tempting to call it the trial of the century but it is just as likely to invoke a sense of deja vu. This week Donald Trump faces an impeachment trial in the US Senate. Yes, another one.

Trump stands accused of inciting an insurrection when he urged supporters to fight" his election defeat before they stormed the US Capitol in Washington on 6 January, clashed with police and left five people dead.