The charges have been read, the president's seventh president: Trump's impeachment trial in Senate gets underway
The US Supreme Court President, who heads the impeachment trial, crossed a short distance toward the Senate, where he vowed to act impartially. On Tuesday, the plea phase will begin, and over the next two weeks the trial will be held at the end of the senators decrying Trump's fate - and estimated him
The charges have been read, the president's seventh president: Trump's impeachment trial in Senate gets underway
Photo: ReutersUnited States Supreme Court Justice John Roberts reached the Senate Thursday, where he will head the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump. He satisfied the senators by acting impeccably as jurors, for the third time only in American history in which this proceeding is being conducted.
On his way to the Senate, Robert made a short way from the Supreme Court to the Senate structure, where he was sworn in himself before sacking the senators. The U.S. Constitution authorizes the Supreme Court president to hold office. Roberts, who has long insisted that judges are not politicians, is expected to serve as a judge in the proceedings and not as an active participant, with the Senators ultimately being the ones to give the verdict. Earlier today, Democratic congressmen from the House of Representatives faced the Senate and officially read the impeachment clauses against Trump.
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The Senate trial opens at the beginning of an election year for Trump, who is seeking to be elected to a second term. Not only is his presidency a test, but also the three authorities between which the powers of government are divided, and their balancing and braking systems. Opposite him, some Democratic senators will face the presidency this November.
The senators filled the hall and sat silently on their seats, under the strict legal rules that forbid them from talking or using phones, while the proceeding passed the protocol from the House of Representatives - controlled by a Democratic majority - to the Senate, controlled by a Republican majority.
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Prosecutors, Adam Schiff of the Intelligence Committee and Gerold Nadler of the Judiciary Committee, crossed the Capitol Square. "In the Senate's possession, I will read the impeachment clauses," Schiff said, with all eyes in the room facing him. He began by reading "House of Representatives Resolution 755 to oust Donald John Trump, President of the United States," with the other prosecutors lined up.
Roberts, who asked all senators to stand up and raise their right hands, addressed them: "Do you swear that with regard to all things pertinent to the impeachment trial now against Donald John Trump, President of the United States, will act justly under the United States Constitution, so Will God help you? " The senators, at their desks, responded, and were then called to sign the oath book.
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Trump is accused of abusing his authority while asking Ukraine to interrogate former vice president and potential rival Joe Biden, using halting military aid to the state, and disrupting congressional activity by blocking evidence and documents requested by Democratic lawmakers. The congressional oversight organization earlier today ruled that the White House violated federal law by suspending aid to Ukraine, which shares a border with hostile Russia.
On the other hand, Trump claimed the impeachment was a "witch hunt," even as new information continued to float about his actions in relation to Ukraine. Republicans control the Senate by a 53-vote majority against 47 members. Given Senate Republican control, and the need for a two-thirds of a hundred senators to oust Trump, he is likely to remain in office.
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President of the United States sues senators at the opening of US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on January 16, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)
Read the impeachment clauses. Schiff (Photo: Reuters)
Congressman Adam Schiff during the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, Washington, January 16, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)
The argument phase will begin on Tuesday, following Martin Luther King's Day, with Schiff and Nadler headed by the prosecution team. According to senior government officials, the president's team expects the Senate trial to last no longer than two weeks - a much shorter period than former President Bill Clinton's trial in 1999, or the first president facing impeachment - Andrew Johnson, in 1868. Both were acquitted During the Senate trial.
"Today history has been made, this president will be held accountable," Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said earlier today, when the impeachment report was handed over to the Senate. She criticized having signed her name with a few pens, a custom used to sign Orders with pens kept as a souvenir, Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized her, saying the procedure was "partisan from start to finish."
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Activists call for Trump's ouster on Capitol Hill, today (Photo: Reuters)
Activists protest US President Donald Trump's ouster on Capitol Hill Washington on January 16, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)
