McConnell rules out a "fair" trial for the president before he leaves the White House

A second "isolation" measure against Trump, by an unprecedented decision in American history

Pelosi touched the podium after the final vote to impeach Trump for his role in inciting an angry crowd to storm Congress.

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Donald Trump became the first president in the history of the United States to be referred to the Senate twice for trial with the aim of impeaching him, a week before the end of his term, in an atmosphere of extreme tension, while the leader of the Republican majority in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said that there is currently no chance for any "fair trial." "Or" serious "in the House against the outgoing president, before the elected president, Joe Biden, is sworn in next week.

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted in favor of indicting the president by 232 votes to 197.

The 74-year-old Republican billionaire was accused of encouraging the attack launched by his supporters on the "Capitol", on the sixth of January, which killed five, and shook the foundations of American democracy.

The Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, affirmed that the unprecedented step taken by the House of Representatives proves that "no one is above the law."

"The House of Representatives showed today, with bipartisan participation, that no one is above the law, not even the President of the United States," Pelosi said, upon signing the indictment in preparation for referring it to the Senate, reiterating the warning that Trump poses a "clear and immediate danger." On the country.

In a video released by the White House, Trump called from the Oval Office on the Americans to "unity", without mentioning the isolation measure, and although he did not admit any responsibility for the violence, Trump confirmed that "those who participated in the attacks last week will be brought before Justice, ”saying that they could not be his" true supporters. "

Days before moving to Maralago, Florida, and the inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden as president of the United States, Trump appears isolated.

In contrast to the first impeachment measure in the Ukrainian case, more than a year ago, which was adopted by the Democrats only, 10 Republican lawmakers voted this time in favor of bringing the president to trial, and among those was Dan Newhouse, who said that "there are no excuses for President Trump's actions."

This vote paves the way for the subsequent opening of a formal impeachment procedure against Trump, and it is now up to the Senate to stand trial.

But this trial, which will not begin before Joe Biden comes to power, raises many questions.

The leader of the Republicans in the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell, said that it is not possible to conduct a "fair or serious" trial for Trump within the short time remaining for him in the White House and before President-elect Joe Biden takes office next week.

Thus the timetable remains uncertain for the Democrats, and the risk is that the trial will seize all attention and impede the legislative work at the beginning of Biden's term.

Biden called, yesterday night, the Senate to approve the appointments he made and the decisions he intends to take at the beginning of his term, in parallel with his duties in conducting Trump's trial.

"I hope that the Senate leadership will find a way that enables it to deal simultaneously with its constitutional responsibilities regarding the isolation procedure, and with other urgent affairs of this nation," he said, referring to the appointments, relaunching the American economy, and continuing the plan to distribute vaccines against "Covid-19". ».

Hours before the vote, and from a tense Washington, Trump issued a belated call for calm.

He said in a statement: "There is no justification for violence at all, no excuses and no exceptions. America is a state of law," stressing that "those who participated in the attacks last week will be brought before justice."

And placed the federal capital, Washington under tight security protection.

It is scheduled that Joe Biden will be sworn in under heavy guard, on January 20, from the stairs of the «Capitol».

After being criticized for being late to dispatching the National Guard, the Pentagon authorized the deployment of 15,000 soldiers to maintain security during the inauguration ceremony.

And all day, the day before yesterday, the discussions were raging in the House of Representatives.

Among Republicans, positions were more mixed. The staunchest supporters of the outgoing president defended him, like Jim Jordan, who denounced the "obsession" of the Democrats, but others distanced themselves.

The Leader of Republican Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, said that "the president bears responsibility for the attack on Congress by rioters," and that "he should have condemned immediately" the acts of violence, and called for the formation of a "commission of inquiry and a vote of no-confidence."

But he considered that presenting an isolation measure at such a time, with the approaching end of the mandate, was a "mistake."

But few in his camp shared this view, and before the indictment was formally approved, McConnell did not rule out voting in favor of condemning Trump.

"I have not made my final decision as to how to vote," McConnell wrote in a letter to his fellow Republicans. "I intend to hear the legal arguments when presented in the Senate."

McConnell was until recently one of Trump's most prominent allies, and during the latter's trial for the first time in early 2020, he tightened his grip on the ranks of the Republicans in the Senate, so that only one Republican voted for the Democrats to convict the president.

But McConnell holds Trump, this time, according to the "New York Times" newspaper, responsible for the violence that took place at the headquarters of Congress, and does not hide his support for the possibility of the Republican Party ridding itself of this personality that caused him great embarrassment.

On January 20, the Democrats will control the Senate, but they will need the votes of many Republicans to reach the two-thirds majority needed to convict Trump.

CNN: Trump has directed his aides not to pay his lawyer fees

CNN reported yesterday that outgoing President Donald Trump informed his aides that his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, would not be paid because of his anger at the vote on his impeachment for the second time in the House of Representatives.

The network quoted well-informed sources as saying that Trump blames his lawyer, who accompanied him for a long time, and many others for the dilemma in which he now finds himself, and Giuliani is still expected to play a role in defense over Trump's impeachment, but he was excluded from most talks until right Now.

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The leader of the Republican representatives said that "the president bears responsibility for the attack" on "Congress" "by the rioters."

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