Senator Patrick Leahy, who would preside over Trump’s impeachment, was taken to hospital

Senator Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who will chair the upcoming impeachment case against former President Donald Trump, was taken to a Washington hospital for evaluation Tuesday, his spokesman said.

“Tonight, Senator Leahy was in his office in the Capitol and was feeling unwell,” his spokesman David Carle said in a written statement.

“He was examined at the Capitol by the attending physician,” said Carle.

“Out of an abundance of caution, the attending physician has recommended that he be taken to a local hospital for observation, where he is now and is being examined.”

Leahy, 80, is the Senate’s president pro tempore, making him responsible for chairing that chamber in the absence of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Leahy’s status in the Senate also places him third in the rank of presidential succession, after Harris and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Earlier this month, the House blamed Trump for inciting the riot by his supporters at the Capitol complex on Jan. 6. Thousands of gang members raided the halls of Congress, smashed windows, and searched offices.

Five people, including a Capitol police station, died as a result of the riot.

The crowd disrupted a joint session of Congress, which confirmed Joe Biden’s election as president.

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