With bipartisan deal, Trump’s second impeachment trial temporarily put on backburner
by Susan Ferrechio, Chief Congressional Correspondent |
| January 23, 2021 06:30 AM
Confirmation votes for Biden administration nominees and wrangling over COVID-19 aid legislation will occupy senators' time over the next two weeks rather than the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
That's due to a Friday night deal between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; the trial will begin on Feb. 9. The Democratic-majority House on Jan. 13 voted for a single impeachment article against Trump, charging him with inciting an insurrection that led to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“The fact is, the House will deliver the article of impeachment to the Senate. The Senate will conduct a trial of the impeachment of Donald Trump,†Schumer, a New York Democrat, announced Friday on the Senate floor.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article over Monday.
more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/absent-bipartisan-deal-trumps-second-impeachment-trial
