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Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives
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The US Senate is due to receive the indictment in the trial against Donald Trump on Monday for "inciting riot".
The Democratic majority leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, announced on Friday.
Submitting the specific charges is the next step in the impeachment proceedings against the former president.
Trump's term of office ended this week - but the process could result in a lifelong suspension of office for Trump.
The Republicans in the US Senate wanted to postpone the impeachment negotiations until around mid-February.
Their minority leader, Mitch McConnell, suggested that the House of Representatives should not formally forward its charges against Trump for "inciting riot" to the Senate on January 28th.
Then both parties would have a good two weeks, until February 13th, to submit their respective documents, McConnell said.
After that, the actual Senate hearing, which is similar to a trial in court, could begin.
Democrats and Republicans each hold 50 seats in the Senate.
If there is a stalemate, Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the decisive vote for the Democrats.
In impeachment proceedings, however, a two-thirds majority is necessary.
So far it is unclear whether enough Republicans would vote to convict Trump.
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