China News Service, January 22. According to foreign media reports, on the 21st local time, US Senate Republican leader McConnell proposed that the Senate give former US President Trump’s legal team two weeks to prepare for the upcoming impeachment trial. The trial was postponed to mid-February.
McConnell told Republicans on a conference call on the 21st local time that he was in no hurry to start the trial.
According to people familiar with the matter, McConnell’s view is that the House of Representatives moved quickly on the issue of impeachment, but the Senate needs time to prepare for a full trial.
On January 20, 2021 local time, Washington, USA, Trump boarded the "Marine Corps One" presidential helicopter.
McConnell said in a statement, “Senate Republicans believe that we must never allow an immature procedure to shorten Trump’s due process or damage the Senate or the presidency. This is absolutely necessary.”
According to reports, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Pelosi, stated at a press conference on the 21st that the House of Representatives is “ready” to start the trial, but will wait until the Senate is ready before submitting the terms of impeachment.
According to previous reports, the US Congressional riots 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.