Former President Trump's impeachment trial begins Conflict of claims from the beginning

Former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial over the invasion of the U.S. Congress has begun, and Mr. Trump has said that the impeachment trial against the former president who has already retired is unconstitutional against the Democratic Party members who are pursuing the responsibility of the former president. Both sides were at odds with each other from the beginning.

An impeachment trial to hold the former president's responsibility over the invasion of the federal parliament by supporters of former US president Donald Trump began on the afternoon of the 9th and on the morning of the 10th of Japan time in the Senate.

At the hearing on the first day, Congressman Ruskin of the Democratic Party, who acts as a prosecutor for the impeachment trial, said, "The constitutional right to impeach the president is only needed in the final stages of the administration, where election results are the target of attacks. Former President Trump argued that he should be accused under the Constitution.

In response, former President Donald Trump's lawyers did not assume that the U.S. constitution would denounce non-public officials, arguing that the impeachment trial was unconstitutional, and both claims were in conflict from the beginning. did.

After that, an impeachment trial to judge the former president was voted to determine whether it was constitutional, and 56 out of 100 senators agreed to continue the trial as constitutional.

However, more than two-thirds of the verdict is required to convict the impeachment trial, and many Republican lawmakers have indicated that the trial itself is unconstitutional, so it is not guilty at this time. A verdict is expected to be issued.

The impeachment trial is scheduled to begin on the 10th with an opening statement in which both sides state their respective claims.

Within the Democratic Party, there are concerns that a prolonged impeachment trial will affect the new administration's personnel affairs and deliberations on bills, and there is widespread belief that a verdict will be issued within the next week.