Donald Trump on December 5, 2020. -
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Donald Trump's indictment for "inciting insurgency" will be sent to the Senate on Monday, Democratic leader of the upper house Chuck Schumer said on Friday.
The head of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi "informed me that the indictment would be sent to the Senate on Monday," he said in the hemicycle.
A second procedure in two years
The Republican billionaire is accused of having encouraged his supporters to launch an assault on the Capitol on January 6, when the elected representatives of Congress certified the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.
This step, which involves the reading in front of the senators of the articles of "impeachment" targeting the former president, will mark the formal opening of his second trial within the framework of the infamous impeachment procedure.
The substantive discussions could wait, however, and no date has yet been communicated.
A pace too fast for some
Chuck Schumer just said he discussed with Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “the timing and duration” of the hearings.
“But make no mistake, there will be a trial in the United States Senate and a vote on the president's guilt,” he said.
Succeeding him on the podium, Mitch McConnell regretted the pace.
“The impeachment by the House has been faster and more minimalist than ever, the next step cannot be an insufficient trial in the Senate,” he said.
"We need a full and fair trial, during which the former president will be able to defend himself and the Senate to consider all factual, legal and constitutional questions," he continued, suggesting to wait until mid-February. to start the discussions.
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