Former President Donald Trump attorney David Schoen warned senators on Tuesday that allowing the impeachment trial to go ahead could “tear the country apart.” Schoen, who is defending the former president in the trial, made the remarks as part of his opening statement urging the Senate to dismiss the article of impeachment against Trump. On Tuesday, House managers and Trump’s lawyers debated for four hours in an attempt to convince senators not to continue with the proceedings. The first day of arguments focused on the constitutionality of the trial since Trump is no longer in office. Democrats argued that the Constitution gives the Senate full authority to preside over the impeachment even if Trump isn’t president, while Trump’s defense team framed the Democrats’ push to proceed with the trial as an abuse of impeachment power for political gain. “With this trial, you will open up new and bigger wounds across …