The US Senate votes on the rules to govern the trial as it begins the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 9, 2021.
"Our case is based on cold, hard facts. It's all about the facts," lead House prosecutor Jamie Raskin told the trial. With senators gathered as the court of impeachment, sworn to deliver “impartial justice,” the trial is starting with debate and a vote over whether it’s constitutionally permissible to prosecute Trump after he is no longer in the White House. First, senators were voting on a resolution laying out the trial schedule for the days ahead.
“In trying to make sense of a second Trump trial, the public should keep in mind that Donald Trump was the first president ever to refuse to accept his defeat,” said Timothy Naftali, a clinical associate professor at New York University and an expert on impeachment. It appears unlikely that the House prosecutors will call witnesses, in part because the senators sworn as jurors, forced to flee for safety, will be presented with graphic videos recorded that day. At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump has declined a request to testify.
A similar question was posed late last month, when Sen Rand Paul of Kentucky forced a vote to set aside the trial because Trump was no longer in office. At that time, 45 Republicans voted in favor of Paul’s measure.
Under an agreement between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican leader Mitch McConnell, the opening arguments would begin at noon Wednesday, with up to 16 hours per side for presentations.
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »