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The Senate voted that it has jurisdiction, they argue, and so the senators’ oath of office requires that they decide the case on the merits. <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/12/199-legal-experts-say-senate-must-not-acquit-trump-over-constitutionality-issue/\" target=\"\">Read the story here</a>.<br/></p>\n \n <div class=\"context-pdf-box\" src=\"https://context-cdn.washingtonpost.com/notes/prod/default/documents/3bb2994f-24a5-4077-8747-74aeba64701c/note/c924a967-0740-4991-a2f9-6528c2d1ce1c.\" >\n <p>\n <span class=\"context-pdf-fallback\"><a href=\"https://context-cdn.washingtonpost.com/notes/prod/default/documents/3bb2994f-24a5-4077-8747-74aeba64701c/note/c924a967-0740-4991-a2f9-6528c2d1ce1c.\">Click here to download</a> if the document isn't visible or legible.</span>\n </p>\n </div>\n \n <link href=\"https://context-cdn.washingtonpost.com/shared/notes/prod/embed-pdf.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n <script src=\"https://context-cdn.washingtonpost.com/shared/notes/prod/embed-pdf.js\"></script>\n \n </div>\n </div>\n</div>\n\n\n<script async>\n /* Replace the EST timestamp with the browsers locale */\n var node = document.querySelector(\"#note_4343cb6a-4c59-4b14-b17a-cf31609f7a4a .note-timestamp\");\n var timestamp = new Date(\"2021-02-12T17:17:52Z\");\n var date = timestamp.toLocaleDateString('en-us', { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric' });\n var time = timestamp.toLocaleTimeString(\"en-us\", { hour: 'numeric', minute: 'numeric'});\n node.innerText = \"Updated \" + date + \" at \" + time;\n</script>\n"}