Washington.
The second accusation against former US President Donald Trump for “inciting insurrection” with the attack on Capitol the week of February 8 will formally begin, the leader of the democratic majority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer.
Schumer indicated that charges of impeachment go to the High camera on Monday, January 25 and Tuesday, the procedural issues and preparations to implement it begin.
Formerly the head of the Republican minority in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, had called for the start of the impeachment trial to be postponed until mid-February so that Trump’s defense could prepare.
Schumer indicated that he and McConnell will continue to negotiate the length and form of the impeachment process.
But make no mistake, the process takes place in it United States Senate, and there will be a vote on “convicted” or not on the president, “the Democrat said.
“It will be a full trial, it will be a fair trial,” he defended.
The president of the House of Representatives, the progressive Nancy Pelosi, had stated in a statement that it was “ attentive to the fairness of the trial ” and stressed that Trump will have the same time to prepare his defense as the lawmakers who will act as “ prosecutors ” in the accusation.
This will be the second “accusationas the impeachment process against Trump is known in English, which was successful in early 2020 in the first because of his pressure on Ukraine.
Trump, the first president in US history to be subject to two political trials, this time charged with “ inciting insurrection ” over the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6 by a mob of his followers, which left five dead , including a police officer.
While the process may no longer result in Trump’s removal, it is White House On Wednesday, Democrats hope this will result in the former president’s disqualification from future political office.
According to the rules of Senateeach deposition must begin at 1:00 pm local time (6:00 pm GMT) on the day following the Low camera Send the charge in question, known as an “impeachment article,” to Alta.
However, the Senate you have some flexibility to design the calendar.