<Anchor> It
seems that the impeachment judgment against former US President Trump will begin next week.
The US House of Representatives, which quickly passed the impeachment bill, decided to put the impeachment bill in the Senate on the 25th.
The first news, this is the Washington correspondent Yunsoo Kim.
<Reporter> On
the 13th, the US House of Representatives passed a bill of impeachment against former President Trump with seven days remaining in office.
Ten days later today (23rd), as if waiting for the end of President Biden's inauguration ceremony, he announced that he would put an impeachment bill to the Senate on the 25th.
[Summer/Democratic Senate Representative: House Speaker Pelosi told the Senate that he would send an impeachment bill for former President Trump next Monday to the Senate.] The
Senate's impeachment trial follows the criminal proceedings.
The House Prosecutors Committee acts as prosecutor, and the senators become jury members.
The Chief Justice is the Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court.
For the impeachment bill to pass, 67 out of 100 senators will need to vote.
As the Democratic Party and Republican Party seats are 50-50, the impeachment bill cannot be passed until 17 people leave the Republican Party.
Republican Senate Representative McConnell said the debate on impeachment by the House of Representatives proceeded unprecedentedly, and emphasized that the Senate must adhere to the procedure and have sufficient discussion.
[Mcconal/US Republican Senate Representative: The Senate impeachment trial should not proceed in a way that denies the legitimate legal opportunity granted to former President Trump.] It
is a general observation that the possibility of passing the impeachment bill is still low, but even in the House of Representatives. As there were more departure votes than expected, there is a prospect that the atmosphere may change after the impeachment judgment is in full swing.