Pelosi has decided to file indictments against the former president in the upper house, despite Republicans' request to postpone the proceedings • McConnell: "We will make sure there is a fair trial"
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Not waiting: Senate Majority Leader Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer announced tonight (Friday) that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is expected to begin this coming Monday, according to the New York Times.
According to Shumer, a spokeswoman for the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, decided to pass to the Senate the charges approved by Congress as early as this coming Monday and not wait with it, as the Republican Party had hoped.
The charges relate to the former president's involvement in an outbreak of the congressional compound about three weeks ago - events that ended in the deaths of five people, including four protesters and a police officer.
The break-in at the Congress building earlier this month // Photo: Reuters
In the weeks since the events, and after Congress decided to put Trump on probation, Majority Leader Conservative and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell held - even when McConnell was the Senate Majority Leader and Guardian Leader before the seven new senators elected in November and the second round of elections in Georgia On the day of the riots, reach agreements on how to conduct the trial.
McConnell has asked to allow Trump more time so his legal team can prepare for the impeachment trial - but Democrats do not seem to have complied with the request.
However, despite Pelosi's decision, Schumer and McConnell are able to adjourn the hearings in the dismissal trial.
Shumer referred to the latest development and said he was "talking to McConnell about the details of the trial", adding: "Let there be no doubt, the trial will take place in the Senate, and a decision will be reached".
McConnell for his part said that although his request for additional time was denied, Republican senators will ensure that the former president has the ability and right to defend himself during the trial.
