Donald Trump impeachment trial: verdict and probable acquittal this Saturday
Flag bearing the symbol of the conspiracy movement QAnon, worn by supporters of Donald Trump, January 6, 2021 during the assault on Capitol Hill.
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Donald Trump's impeachment trial for "incitement to insurgency" could end this Saturday in the United States.
A procedure carried out with rapidity in the precincts of Congress, where its supporters had sown chaos.
On Friday, the former president's lawyers counterattacked, not hesitating to speak of political revenge.
If they call the events of January 6 "horrible", they believe that their client is not responsible and that this trial should not even be held.
And it seems unlikely that Donald Trump will be convicted.
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After two days during which Democratic prosecutors substantiated the accusation against Donald Trump and a day, or rather three hours, Friday, during which
the defense of the former president denied the facts with
which he is accused, the senators will have the choice to put an end this Saturday to a decidedly expeditious procedure.
This Saturday, both parties can request additional hearings or additional documents if they wish.
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If this is the case, the senators will then have to vote to validate these requests.
In the event of abstention or rejection, the two parties will each then have a maximum of two hours to finalize their indictment and argument.
If by any chance this scenario should take place, the 100 senators can then withdraw to deliberate, before proceeding to the vote.
17 Republican senators
A two-thirds majority vote in a Senate or Republicans and Democrats each have 50 elected.
So 17 Republican senators would have to follow in the footsteps of the Democrats for Donald Trump to be condemned.
This seems totally improbable since at present, only six elected conservatives say they are ready to vote in favor of a conviction of the former and only American president to have suffered twice the infamy of
impeachment
.
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