The U.S. Senate has began the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, after the U.S House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump in December.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Senate will vote to find Trump guilty or not guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of congress, and whether his actions are impeachable or not.
The House delayed bringing the impeachment "for 33 days to this body, and it's time to start with this trial," White House Counsel Pat Cipollone tells the Senate. #ImpeachmentPBS pic.twitter.com/IJxySyGCie
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) January 21, 2020
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Short, yet sweet, opening from White House Counsel, Pat Cipollone, today before the U.S. Senate.
Leader McConnell’s resolution for the trial’s process and procedure is fair to both sides. The House Managers will be forced to argue their case on the merits of their "evidence." pic.twitter.com/SyUj10y7jc
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) January 21, 2020
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The Senate impeachment trial convened, and Adam Schiff, Lead Impeachment Manager, and Chairman of House Intel Committee read the charges leveled against Trump in the Senate chamber.
Schiff said the misconduct described in President Trump’s impeachment articles “is the most serious ever charged against a president”.
“If a president can obstruct his own investigation…then the president places himself beyond accountability, above the law. Cannot be indicted, cannot be impeached. It makes him a monarch,” Schiff said.
He went further to say that the American people want a fair trial but that they don’t believe that will happen.
