United States: Indictment against Trump will be sent to Senate on Monday

Although he is no longer President of the United States, Donald Trump is not done with politics.

He has yet to be tried for "incitement to insurrection" and will soon be called upon to defend himself before the Senate.

He is accused of having encouraged his supporters to launch an assault on the Capitol on January 6, when the elected representatives of Congress certified the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.

This Friday, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader of the upper house announced that "the indictment of Donald Trump will be sent to the US Senate on Monday".

The head of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, "informed me that the indictment would be sent to the Senate on Monday," he said in the hemicycle.

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This step, which involves reading before senators the articles of impeachment targeting the former president, will mark the formal opening of his second trial as part of the infamous impeachment procedure.

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The substantive discussions could wait, however, and no date has yet been communicated.

Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has asked for a delay, a priori of two weeks, for the American billionaire to prepare his defense.

And in particular to find lawyers since some who defended him during his first trial would not all be ready to defend him again.

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Mitch McConnell regretted the pace.

"The impeachment by the House has been faster and more minimalist than ever, the next step cannot be an insufficient trial in the Senate."

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"We need a full and fair trial, during which the former president will be able to defend himself and the Senate to consider all factual, legal and constitutional questions," he continued, suggesting to wait until mid-February. to start the discussions.

If he recognizes that "the timing and length of the hearings" have yet to be arranged, Chuck Schumer assured: "But make no mistake, there will be a trial in the United States Senate and a vote on the president's guilt. ".