Impeachment case against Donald Trump opens with video of Capitol violence

Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, and his team arrive to begin the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial has opened with dramatic video that includes his words to rioters who descended on the US Capitol and the chaos and violence that ensued.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the lead House impeachment manager presenting the case against Mr Trump, introduced the more than 10-minute-long video timeline of the day.