According to Chuck Schumer, the article of impeachment against Donald Trump will be delivered on Monday.
The Senate Majority Leader announced the date on Friday during a Senate meeting. Schumer who is now the Senate Majority Leader after Democrats clinched the two runoff seats in Georgia’s Senate elections, said there will also be some progress made in the Senate.
“I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the Senate on Monday,”
“The Senate will also conduct a second impeachment trial for Donald Trump,”
“I’ve been speaking to the Republican leader about the timing and duration of the trial.”
“But make no mistake, a trial will be held in the United States Senate,”
“There will be a trial,” Schumer said. “It will be a full trial, it will be a fair trial.”
“And there will be a vote on whether to convict the president.”
Pelosi said in a statement:
“The article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection by Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, January 25,”
“Our constitution and our country are well served,” she continued, before naming the nine leaders of the impeachment trial, including Jamie Raskin, Joaquin Castro, Eric Swalwell, Ted Lieu and Diana DeGette.
“We are respectful of the Senate’s constitutional power over the trial and always attentive to the fairness of the process, noting that the former president will have had the same amount of time to prepare for trial as our Managers,” she continued. “Our Managers are ready to begin to make their case to 100 Senate jurors through the trial process.”
“Exactly one week after the attack on the Capitol to undermine the integrity of our democracy, a bipartisan vote of the House of Representatives passed the article of impeachment, which is our solemn duty to deliver to the Senate,”
While the transmission of the article launches the trial proceedings, the schedule ahead remains uncertain as the Senate, now in Democratic control, is also working to swiftly confirm President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees and tackle the new administration’s legislative priorities.
Biden says the Senate can do both and Schumer said he also speaking to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell about the “timing and duration” of the proceedings ahead.
“Senate Republicans strongly believe we need a full and fair process,” McConnell said after Schumer spoke. On Thursday he proposed delaying the start of Trump’s trial to February to give the former president time to prepare and review his case. Trump is still assembling his legal team..
