WASHINGTON - The US Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Thursday , with House Democrats reading the formal charges in the chamber ahead of the swearing in of all 100 senators as jurors for only the third trial to remove a president in US history.Seven lawmakers prosecuting the charges, led by Representative Adam Schiff of the Intelligence Committee and Representative Jerrold Nadler of the Judiciary Committee, made the solemn walk across the Capitol for a second day.
The president calls the impeachment a"hoax," even as new information emerges about his actions towards Ukraine that led to the charges against him. Trump faces a charge that he abused his presidential power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, using military aid to the country as leverage. Trump was also charged with obstructing Congress' ensuing probe.
"The House of Representatives have accused the president of trying to shake down a foreign leader for personal gain." Moments later the prosecutors walked solemnly through the stately hall, filing into the Senate back row as the clerk of the House announced the arrival:"The House has passed House Resolution 798, a resolution appointing and authorising managers of the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, president of United States.
On Wednesday, Schiff released new records from Lev Parnas, an associate of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, about the Ukraine strategy, including an exchange with another man about surveilling later-fired US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
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