Senate deal delays Trump trial, clears way for Biden nominees
Former president’s impeachment hearing put off for two weeks
24 January 2021 - 18:52
Washington — Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer struck a deal with GOP leader Mitch McConnell that puts off former president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial for two weeks, allowing the chamber to forge ahead with confirmation votes on President Joe Biden’s cabinet picks.
The single article of impeachment will be ceremoniously delivered on Monday to the Senate chamber, and read aloud. But Democratic impeachment managers, whose roles are to prosecute the case, and Trump’s defence team then have until the week of February 8 to draft opposing briefs, Schumer announced...
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