Cardin, Democrat of Maryland, though he predicted some staff members would most likely avoid watching video of the deadly attack again. “We have to relive it,” said Senator Benjamin L. Trump deserved blame for what they had witnessed.

But the video evidence procured by the impeachment managers turned the nation’s most powerful lawmakers into a captive audience, forcing them to absorb the enormity of the attack and render judgment on whether Mr. The humming rhythms of Capitol Hill do not easily allow for prolonged moments of reflection, let alone in the aftermath of an insurrection. Above them in the balcony, scribbling in notepads, were journalists who were equally traumatized and security officers who had been there to ward off the attackers. Around them were their staffs who had cowered behind office desks as the mob rampaged through the building. Trump was facing an impeachment trial for the second time: House managers who were victims of the attack were speaking to senators who themselves had survived the violent assault. But the subtext was not lost on those in the Senate chamber, where Mr. Raskin’s message was ostensibly for parents watching at home.

“We do urge parents and teachers to exercise close review of what young people are watching here,” Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, said before showing video of the “shocking violence, bloodshed and pain” inflicted by the violent mob on Capitol Hill on Jan. Trump issued a warning as the proceedings began on Wednesday: not appropriate for young children. WASHINGTON - The lead impeachment manager in the trial of former President Donald J.

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