First public hearing in the process of political trial of Trump: schedules, characters and what you should know

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(CNN) - US diplomat Bill Taylor and State Department official George Kent will testify together this Wednesday at the first public hearing in the process of political trial against US President Donald Trump.

• 6 crucial facts that you cannot forget about the Trump political trial process

An official working on the political trial process shared with CNN an itinerary for today's hearing:

9 am ET
Members of the media can enter the courtroom after a security review.

9:45 am ET
Public attendees can enter the courtroom.

10 am ET
The hearing of the Intelligence Commission of the House of Representatives begins.

10:05 am ET
The president and the senior member make opening statements, followed by the swearing in of witnesses and their opening statements.

All schedules are approximate and will depend on any procedural issue.

After the opening statements, the questions will begin: the president of the commission, Adam Schiff, and the senior member, Devin Nunes, (or his designated commission employees) will have up to 45 minutes each, at the president's discretion . They are the only two authorized to ask questions during this round.

Additional rounds of extended questions may be added, at the president's discretion.

After this extended interrogation, there will be rounds of 5-minute questions alternating between Republican and Democratic members.

The hearing is expected to conclude between 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm ET, when the president dismisses witnesses.

The latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the process of political trial of President Trump.

The republican plan
Republicans in the panels involved in the investigation say they plan to build the case on their line questioning that Taylor did not have a “clear understanding” of what Trump wanted - and that his testimony that Trump wanted “everything” to be retained until Ukraine will announce political investigations based on a “broken telephone game,” according to a source involved in the planning. Similarly, they plan to make that also a main focus of his interrogation about Kent: that he had no direct knowledge of Trump's motivations.

Schiff's warning
Schiff issued a warning about the handling of the complainants, saying that the members "will behave at all times in a way that is credibly reflected in the House." He added that: "The Committee has a long, proud and bipartisan history of protecting whistleblowers, and even efforts to threaten, intimidate, retaliate or undermine the confidentiality of whistleblowers."

More witnesses
In a letter to his Democratic colleagues on Tuesday, Schiff said "additional witnesses will be announced this week."

Trump anticipates the publication of another transcript
In a tweet on Tuesday, Trump reiterated his promise to publish the first transcript of a phone call with the president of Ukraine, and what he calls the "most important," before the end of this week.

Mick Mulvaney withdraws his plan to sue
The interim White House secretary no longer plans to sue for being summoned by the House of Representatives in the political trial investigation, but his lawyers told a federal judge Tuesday that he is planning to obey the White House instructions and from the Department of Justice not to testify.

With information from Manu Raju

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