Senate Republican and Democratic leaders have reached agreement on the the calendar outlines for the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump – with the substance of the trial set to begin February 9th.The agreement, which Majority Leader Charles Schumer called ‘good progress,’ came after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called for a delay in the trial, in a posture that got a boost from President Joe Biden, who is anxious to get his cabinet confirmed.Under the outlines of the plan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will transmit an impeachment article Monday, leading senators to be sworn in Tuesday night. A week later, on Feb. 2, Trump’s lawyers and impeachment managers must submit their answers to the impeachment article. The following week, Feb. 8, would be the deadline for the next round of trial briefs, according to McConnell’s office. The trial could then begin on Feb. 9th.’The January 6 insurrection at the Capitol incited by Donald J. Trump was a day none of us will ever forget,’ Schumer said on the Senate floor Friday night. ’We all want to put this awful chapter in our nation’s history behind us. But healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability, and that… Read full this story
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