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Why is President Donald Trump on trial in the U.S. Senate?

US President Donald Trump.

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, after he was formally charged by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Dec. 18 with "high crimes and misdemeanors."

The Republican president, who is expected to be acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate, says he is innocent of the charges.

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