Trump’s acquittal made clear that the bar for convicting ex-officials is higher—but not insuperable. More than two-thirds of the Senate left the door open to convict ex-officials in the future.

The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 expands the government’s authority to subpoena documents held by foreign banks overseas. Here’s how U.S. institutions could interpret that expanded authority.

The hearing was polite, informative and moving—and nonetheless reflected the post-truth world in which Republican senators choose to live.

Congress needs to clearly establish the Senate’s role in fact-finding during impeachment and define the procedure as a constitutional, not a legal, process.

It is a mistake to twist the Constitution in order to fashion a weapon to punish Donald Trump.

A summary of each day’s trial proceedings with analysis and reflections.

The overriding question in the pending trial is whether the Senate trial will be the occasion for a seminal judgment on Trump’s conception of the office of the presidency.