Very few expect the US Senate to convict Donald Trump because that would require a two-thirds majority and mean around 17 Republicans would need to vote to convict.
Donald Trump stands behind Hillary Clinton during a 2016 debate.Credit:AP
This looks incredibly unlikely, partly because Republican senators won’t want to upset Trump voters ahead of their own re-elections.
Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential election, has weighed in ahead of the hearing, saying that if Trump is acquitted, it will only be because the jury includes the former president’s “co-conspirators.”
