WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate appears virtually certain to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges as GOP lawmakers rail against what they say is a rushed process and Democrats decry Trump as a threat to democracy. The historic, three-week trial has proceeded along partisan lines, with just a few undecided members even considering breaking with their party Takeaways from Wednesday's expected acquittal as senators conduct just the third impeachment trial of a president: TRUMP'S IRON GRIP ON GOP Some Republican senators have expressed reservations about Trump’s conduct; some even went so far as to say that House Democrats successfully made their case against him.