Donald Trump's indictment was delivered to the Senate on Wednesday for the US President’s recall trial, which begins Tuesday according to Republican majority in the upper house of Congress, Mitch McConnell.
In a very formal ceremony, the two indictment articles previously signed by the Democratic President of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, were placed in a blue envelope and hand delivered to Senate clerks. "Today, we are making history," she said.
Impeachment articles make their way through Statuary Hall en route to the Senate pic.twitter.com/UhITVp3RLf
- Rebecca Kaplan (@RebeccaRKaplan) January 15, 2020"A difficult time for our country"
The landmark lawsuit will be adjudicated by the President of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, who is to be sworn in on Thursday before the hundred senators, who will serve as jurors, do the same. "We will swear (...) to do justice to our institutions, our states and the nation," said Mitch McConnell, adding that the trial would "genuinely" begin next Tuesday.
The Senate must notify the White House of the trial, ask the president to "respond to articles" of indictment and "send his lawyers," added the Republican senator. "It is a difficult time for our country, but that is why the founding fathers created the Senate," said Mitch McConnell, a staunch defender of the New York billionaire.
Donald Trump is accused of abuse of power and of obstructing the smooth running of Congress. The Democrats accuse him of having used his functions to pressure Ukraine in the summer of 2019 to investigate a political rival, then of blocking the participation of his collaborators with the commission responsible for the investigations in representatives room.
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