The first official step! The U.S. Senate may hear the presidential impeachment case as early as 21st

　　China News Service, January 20. According to the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) report, on the evening of the 18th local time, the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, McConnell, stated in a letter to his colleagues in the Republican Party that the current President Trump For the impeachment case, the Senate will wait until the 21st for the "first formal step."

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　　According to reports, NBC obtained the letter from McConnell, and the letter was confirmed by a source.

McConnell said in the letter that the Senate is facing "unprecedented challenges," including the inauguration of the new president of the United States, the impeachment case, and the fact that the two parties in the Senate are evenly matched.

　　McConnell said that in view of the inauguration of the new US president, the "first formal step" of the impeachment case will have to wait until the 21st at the earliest.

　　The congressional riots in the United States on January 6 killed 5 people and injured dozens of others.

Democrats in the House of Representatives submitted a draft impeachment clause on the 11th, and then the House of Representatives passed an impeachment clause on the 13th, accusing Trump of "inciting rebellion", "interfering with the peaceful transition of power," and "seriously endangering the security of the United States and its government agencies."

In the new Senate, the Democrats and Republicans each have 50 seats. Therefore, the Democrats need at least 17 Republicans to vote for it before they can convict Trump.