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Former US President Donald Trump last week became the first president in US history to be impeached twice, and when the Senate convenes for his trial will be the first president tried after leaving office, for his alleged role in urging his supporters to storm the Capitol in an attack that left five dead. House to deliver Trump impeachment charge on Monday
Published January 23, 2021 4:51am By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives will deliver an impeachment charge against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, rejecting Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell s request for a delay.
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WASHINGTON: The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives will deliver an impeachment charge against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, rejecting Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell s request for a delay.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who displaced McConnell as the chamber s leader after Democrats won two Georgia runoff elections this month, announced the move on the Senate floor on Friday.
Schumer did not say when Trump s second impeachment trial would begin. But he emphasized the need to move quickly on confirmation of President Joe Biden s Cabinet and other key administration officials. The House will deliver the article of impeachment to the Senate. The Senate will conduct a trial of the impeachment of Donald Trump. It will be a full trial. It will be a fair trial, Schumer said.
Trump Impeachment Trial: US House to deliver charge to Senate on Monday
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The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives will deliver an impeachment charge against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, rejecting Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell s request for a delay.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who displaced McConnell as the chamber s leader after Democrats won two Georgia runoff elections this month, announced the move on the Senate floor but did not say when Trump s second impeachment trial would begin. The House will deliver the article of impeachment to the Senate. The Senate will conduct a trial of the impeachment of Donald Trump. It will be a full trial. It will be a fair trial, Schumer said on the Senate floor on Friday.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday will send an article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday, beginning a trial at which the former president could be convicted of inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. There will be a trial,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. It will be a full trial. It will be a fair trial.”
Democrats rejected Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell s request to delay Trump’s impeachment trial until next month on the ground that Trump’s legal team needs more time to develop a defense strategy.