Thanks for tuning into our live coverage of the impeachment trial.

We're done for now, but we'll be back tomorrow at 11:30 EST/16:30 GMT as the defence team begins their arguments.

In the meantime, you can follow updates to the story here.

Here are the key moments from today:

• Prosecutors began the day with clips of rioters, trying to show that Donald Trump's base thought they were doing his bidding
• They argued Trump had shown no remorse and, if he goes unpunished, Trump or other future presidents may cause similar problems down the road.
• They detailed the harm, physical damage and trauma caused by the riot through first-hand accounts, footage and intelligence documents.
• They said Trump's actions and the ensuing riot had badly hurt the country's credibility abroad.
• Recapping their arguments, they began an initial rebuttal to the defence's two principal arguments: that the trial is unconstitutional and that the president had exercised his right to free speech.

Today's editors and writers were: Marianna Brady, Tom Spender, Ritu Prasad, Sam Cabral, Holly Honderich and Penny Spiller.

The trial may be heading into the weekend, but we'll still be here breaking it all down for you.

But until proceedings pick back up again tomorrow, here's a selection of our best explainers and features to check out:

• Key takeaways from the third day of Senate trial
• Who are the key players?
• Capitol riots timeline: The evidence presented against Trump
• Watch dramatic new footage of police under attack
• See how close the mob got to Mike Pence
• What the Proud Boys did before Trump's speech

For four years, Mike Pence was a loyal vice-president to Donald Trump.

He smoothed the rough edges of the Trump presidency, and Trump's supporters loved him for it.

But on 6 January, the pro-Trump mob at the Capitol branded him a traitor, even chanting "hang Mike Pence".

So what changed?

There is at least one more full day left in the Senate trial, but the final outcome is all but set.

Despite some acknowledgement from Republicans that Democratic impeachment managers have made powerful arguments, there's no indication it has changed any minds.

Republican senators are still insisting that the trial remains unconstitutional, since Trump is now a private citizen, and is therefore a waste of time.

Here is what some Republicans are saying today:

Tara McKelvey
BBC News, Washington

In their brief, Trump’s lawyers used a time-honoured defence: their client, they argued, was “misunderstood”.

They also spelled United States wrong calling it the “Unites States”, another sign of a hastily-put together document.

They are planning to wrap up their argument in one day, a surprisingly short time, given the enormity of the charge - and one less day than they were allotted.

The Democrats have built a detailed case against the former president over two days, with their arguments supported by chilling video of the violent assault on the Capitol.

In contrast, when we heard from the defence earlier this week one lawyer, Bruce Castor, rambled, and even seemed confused. Trump was reportedly furious.

You can read more about the scathing reviews here.

Later, Castor insisted on Fox News that his client did in fact approve of their work, despite what people were saying. It was hardly a strong message - but he’ll have a second chance to impress on Friday.

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We've heard a lot of people speak about Donald Trump over the past few days, but the man himself has been out of sight.

Banned from Twitter, Trump has not shared his thoughts about the trial or much of anything else in his post-presidency.

Here's what we do know. The former president now lives in Florida and on Tuesday he received some good news when the Palm Beach city council voted to allow his permanent residency at his club, Mar-a-Lago.

Earlier today, according to CNN, he was spotted by one of their network's photographer playing a round of golf at his West Palm Beach course.

He has declined to testify in the ongoing impeachment trial in Washington DC, with his lawyers slamming it as "a publicity stunt". Their defence starts tomorrow, but Trump will not be present.

It remains unclear how much of the trial he is watching.

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An alleged leader of a paramilitary group that stormed the Capitol spoke of waiting for direction from President Trump, prosecutors have said in a court filing.

Jessica Watkins was among a number of so-called Oath Keepers who changed into military dress and walked on the Capitol after listening to Donald Trump’s speech on 6 January.

She was later seen on a self-shot video in the Capitol building, and heard saying via walkie-talkie: "We have a good group… Sticking together and sticking to the plan."

The 38-year-old army veteran from Ohio has been charged with conspiracy.

Prosecutors said, in a document supporting her detention and published by CNN, external, she had "trained and plotted for a moment like this".

The document also referenced a message she wrote after the November election expressing her concern about taking action without Trump’s backing: "The [president] has the right to activate units too. If Trump asks me to come, I will. Otherwise, I can’t trust it."

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Democratic prosecutors of Trump's second impeachment trial accused him of inciting the 6 January riots on Capitol Hill with a barrage of incendiary speeches and tweets following his election loss.

The former president's lawyers will argue on Friday that he was exercising freedom of speech by calling the election a fraud, and never directly told his supporters to enter the Capitol building.

Read more about the Oath Keepers and other US militia groups here.

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America reporter

The House impeachment managers have finished presenting their case over the course of about 13 hours.

Donald Trump’s defence team will now get its turn. His lawyers will have up to 16 hours over two days to offer a rebuttal, although they’re already saying they plan to wrap up by Friday evening.

They feel like they’re winning – and, if listening to Republican senators is any indication, they’re probably right.

After Trump’s side finishes, senators will have up to four hours to present written questions to the legal teams.

That will be followed by a debate and vote over whether to allow witnesses - if either side wants them. If they don’t, or if the vote fails, both sides will make brief closing arguments followed by the final vote on Trump’s fate.

All told, this could wrap up as early as Saturday night or by Monday at the latest – less than a week from start to finish.

That stands in stark contrast to Trump’s last trial, which took three weeks, or President Andrew Johnson’s proceedings in 1868, which had witnesses and took more than two months.

Most of the Senate seems ready to move on as soon as possible – and it looks like they’ll get their wish.

Barbara Plett Usher
BBC News, US Capitol

Democrats argued today that one of the reasons Donald Trump should be impeached is because he has damaged America’s standing in the international community.

They said insurrectionists incited by Trump showed how easy it was to penetrate an American government building and foreign adversaries were probably taking notes.

They argued that his actions gave authoritarian governments ammunition to defend their policies.

China, for example, could more easily condemn democracy activists in Hong Kong as insurrectionists, said Congressman Joaquin Castro on the Senate floor, and Iran is mocking us.

The world is watching to see whether rule of law prevails over rule of the mob in the United States – that’s what we’re showing the world if we convict Donald Trump, he argued.

How did you react to the new footage of the Capitol riot shown yesterday? Did it change your mind about whether Trump should be convicted or not?

I'm catching the highlights of the trial. Trump should absolutely not be convicted. I'm not somebody who's just blinding myself to the facts. He didn't ask people to do anything violent.

People showed up in advance planning violent acts, like the one person who planted some explosive devices the night before. Trump had nothing to do with that. There are obviously some bad elements that showed up intent on a violent protest long before Trump even spoke that day.

I think Trump is a pretty smart guy who knows the effect his words have and I don't think he wanted the actual outcome of 6 January.

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The next time we're back in the Senate chamber, we'll be hearing from Donald Trump's defence team.

So who are they?

Trump has two lawyers defending him during this trial: David Schoen, a trial lawyer from Alabama, and Bruce Castor, a former district attorney.

Schoen has previously represented Roger Stone, a former Trump adviser (who you may recall received a presidential pardon in December).

Schoen also made headlines in the past for meeting with Jeffrey Epstein in his final days to discuss possible representation, and for later saying he did not believe the death of the US financier and sex offender was suicide.

Castor, a former Pennsylvania district attorney, is known for declining to prosecute Bill Cosby for sexual assault in 2005 - though Cosby was eventually convicted in a 2018 retrial.

Read more about the key players in this impeachment trial here.

Tara McKelvey
BBC News, Washington

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Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has been criticised for his demeanor during the impeachment trial: at one point, he sat with his feet up on a chair and watched the proceedings.

Earlier, he was attacked for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Editorial writers at a Missouri newspaper have ripped into him for his actions, saying that he is an "embarrassment" to the state.

He has alienated these editorial writers, and some ordinary voters too.

Hawley's approval rating in the state dropped six points last month, according to a Morning Consult poll, from 42% to 36%.

He seems unfazed, though, and has continued to hammer away at Democrats.

On Thursday, Hawley told Fox News that the impeachment was a "kangaroo trial".

He is likely to ramp up his arguments against the Democrats, as well as his aggressive language, if he decides to run for president in 2024, as many have predicted.

Samantha Granville
BBC News, Capitol Hill

Senators have to be silent on the Senate floor, and though they haven’t been very chatty outside, they are talking to the press.

Most Republicans believe that there is no correlation between Trump’s words and the actions of the insurrectionists.

"Today was not connecting the dots,” said Senator James Lanford.

And Senator Jim Inhofe added: "The more you hear it, the less credibility there is in it."

Senator Ted Cruz had some fiery words about the trial so far.

"If words like fight and win and take back our country now satisfy the legal standard for incitement, then every political candidate in the country...is about to be prosecuted."

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Now that Democratic prosecutors have finished setting out their case, it’s time for Donald Trump’s lawyers to have their say.

Attorneys Bruce Castor and David Schoen will have up to 16 hours over the next two days to set out their defence, although they are not expected to use all that time.

On the opening day of the trial, they argued that Trump was exercising his right to free speech, both in tweets and when he took to the stage in front of supporters on 6 January. We are likely to hear more of this line of argument from them.

Earlier today, Schoen accused the Democrats of making "movies" and presenting the case as an "entertainment package" with the video and audio footage they showed the Senate.

After Trump’s team concludes their case, the Senate will have up to four hours to ask written questions of both sides.

Witnesses could also be called but it is not yet clear if that will happen. If there are no witnesses, we could see a vote on conviction this weekend, or by Monday.

As he concluded his argument, lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin outlined some questions for Donald Trump's defence team.

Donald Trump refused the chance to testify for himself, Raskin said, so Democrats pose these questions to his lawyers instead:

• Why did President Trump not tell his supporters to stop the attack on the Capitol as soon as he learned of it?
• Why did President Trump do nothing to stop the attack for at least two hours after the attack began?
• Why did he do nothing to send help to our overwhelmed and besieged law enforcement officers for at least two hours after the attack began?
• On January 6, why did President Trump at any point that day do nothing to condemn the violent insurrection and insurrectionists?

And lastly, a legal question:

• If a president incited a violent insurrection against our government, would that be a high crime and misdemeanor?

That's a wrap on the opening arguments of the prosecution's case.

Over the last three days, the House impeachment managers have argued that Trump incited the deadly siege at the US Capitol on 6 January.

Now, the Senate has adjourned until tomorrow - when we'll hear from Trump's defence team.

Congressman Jamie Raskin is closing his argument with direct appeals to the president's defence team.

His message? A reminder that the question of whether the trial is allowed by law is over.

"We've put that jurisdictional, constitutional issue to bed," Raskin says.

"This is a trial on the facts of what happened and incitement is a fact-intensive investigation and a judgment each of you will have to make."

Joe Neguse has concluded summing up the evidence the prosecution has shared over the past two days.

"We humbly, humbly, ask you to convict," he says.

"Because if you don’t... if we pretend this didn’t happen, or worse if we let it go unanswered, who’s to say it won’t happen again."

He turns the podium over to lead manager Jamie Raskin.

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Joe Neguse, the youngest member of the house impeachment team, is given the important job of recapping the evidence against Trump.

A child of refugees from Eritrea, the 36-year-old is the first African-American congressman from the state of Colorado.

He started making waves on social media yesterday when he presented a good portion of the evidence against the ex-president.

Here's what people on Twitter are saying about him.

Republicans in Congress are "so tired" after years of being led by Donald Trump that many just want to put this episode behind them, a former senior Republican Senate staff member says.

Antonia Ferrier told the BBC's Ros Atkins that there were a variety of reasons why Republicans are unlikely to vote for Mr Trump's impeachment even though the Democrats have put together a "very compelling" case against him.

"There are some who think that continuing down this path ... just keeps emotions enflamed. They would rather take the temperature down and get back to work," she said.

"Many of them just want this chapter to be over, after four years of Donald Trump, they are just tired of the man."

You can watch more of Ms Ferrier's interview here: