Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the schedule Friday evening after reaching an agreement with Republicans, who had pushed for a delay to give Trump a chance to organize his legal team and prepare a defense on the sole charge of incitement of insurrection.
The February start date also allows the Senate more time to confirm President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominations and consider his proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief package — top priorities of the new White House agenda that could become stalled during trial proceedings.
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Trump Impeachment Trial to Begin Week of Feb. 8: Schumer – NBC 6 South Florida
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The US Presidency: Will American Democracy Survive The Trump Swamp?
The Republicans in the Senate have voted down the possibility of calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. If they proceed to acquit him of abuse of power and obstruction of justice, the notion of three co-equal, mutually checking branches of government is at an end.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntorpey/2020/01/31/will-american-democracy-survive-the-trump-swamp/#4b2acd556900
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntorpey/2020/01/31/will-american-democracy-survive-the-trump-swamp/#4b2acd556900
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