Pelosi, in her statement, didn t directly address the timing of the Senate trial.
“We are respectful of the Senate’s constitutional power over the trial and always attentive to the fairness of the process, noting that the former president will have had the same amount of time to prepare for trial as our Managers, she said.
The House made history on Jan. 13 by making Trump the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, exactly one week after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The article of impeachment, which got the support of 10 House Republicans, accused Trump of committing high crimes and misdemeanors by “willfully inciting violence against the Government of the United States.
WASHINGTON Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, just hours after his predecessor left the White House, clearing the way for the nation to turn the page on one of the most divisive chapters in its political history.
Before taking his oath
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Senators confirmed Avril Haines to be President Biden s director of national intelligence (DNI) on Wednesday, giving him his first Senate-confirmed Cabinet pick.
Senators voted 84-10 to confirm Haines, who appears to be the only Cabinet official Biden will get confirmed on the first day of his administration.
It s a historically small number of Cabinet picks to get through the Senate on the first day of a new administration and comes after Republicans were furious in 2017 when Democrats allowed only two Cabinet picks to be confirmed on former President Trump
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By comparison, former President Obama got six Cabinet picks confirmed on his first day, former President George W. Bush got seven on his first day and former President Clinton got three. Former President Carter got eight, while former President Nixon got 11.
WASHINGTON — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, just hours after his predecessor left the White House, clearing the way
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