‘Dangerous’ abuse of power: Democrats in Trump impeachment trial

Trial focuses on Trump asking Ukraine to incriminate political rival for electoral gain on second day of proceedings.

Democrats in the United States are pressing on with the second day of opening statements in President Donald Trump‘s impeachment trial.

They are focusing on what they call his “dangerous” abuse of power in asking Ukraine to investigate a political rival.

But boredom appears to have set in among the Republicans.

Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro reports from Washington, DC.

By Heidi Zhou-Castro