The nine impeachment managers marched across the Capitol to deliver the ‘incitement of insurrection’ article to the Senate less than three weeks after rioters stormed the building.
THE HOUSE TRANSMITTED the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump over to the Senate on Monday evening, a ceremonial process needed to formally kick off the trial even as lawmakers agreed to delay oral arguments until early February.
https://medium.com/@caroxa7709/trump-impeachment-article-arrives-in-the-senate-but-trial-delayed-until-early-february-59969d9498be?showDomainSetup=true
https://afftonschools.instructure.com/eportfolios/4230/Home/__2020HD_Soul_
https://afftonschools.instructure.com/eportfolios/4248/Home/___2020HD_The_Sadness_
https://afftonschools.instructure.com/eportfolios/4256/Home/___2021HD_Godzilla_vs_Kong_
https://afftonschools.instructure.com/eportfolios/4290/Home/__The_Sadness_2021HD___
https://afftonschools.instructure.com/eportfolios/4296/Home/__Soul_2021HD___
https://digg.com/@watch-no-time-to-die-full-movie-online
https://digg.com/@watch-soul-full-movie-online-movies
https://digg.com/@lele-jumbo
https://digg.com/@lauk-emas
https://digg.com/@cilung-seblak
Almost a year to the date, impeachment managers, who were all wearing black face masks, once again marched across the Capitol in a silent procession to deliver the “incitement of insurrection” article from the House to the Senate. They passed through iconic locations like Statuary Hall and the Rotunda that had been ransacked by throngs of pro-Trump rioters less than three weeks ago. Trump, who was impeached one week after the riots, faces possible conviction for his role in the deadly incident.
[ MORE: McConnell Rejects Speedy Trial for Trump ]
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson and acting Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett led the procession of the nine impeachment managers, who will be prosecuting the case against the former president during the Senate trial. Three of the managers are the co-authors of the article of impeachment: Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Rep. Ted Lieu of California.
Once they reached the Senate, acting Sergeant-at-Arms Jennifer Hemingway read a proclamation that will be delivered at the beginning of each day of the trial. Raskin, the lead manager, presented and read the article of impeachment for the first time before the Senate. Following his delivery, the impeachment managers walked back to the House chamber.
Cartoons on President Donald Trump
View All 1109 Images
The formal transfer comes after a nearly two-week delay as House Democrats weighed when exactly to begin the trial as fears loomed of hampering the early days of President Joe Biden’s presidency. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky agreed to ultimately delay the arguments of the trial, giving Trump two weeks to assemble his defense team.
The move also gives Biden and Democrats more space to keep confirming his Cabinet appointments and start legislative efforts like the president’s proposal for additional coronavirus relief. But it prolongs a trial and threatens to eclipse the administration’s efforts to enact its agenda and any possible momentum on moving another rescue package.
For the next two weeks, the Senate will be occupied with some housekeeping measures and other logistics like swearing in all 100 senators as jurors.
Arguments will then begin the week of Feb. 8, though the duration of the trial remains unclear since Schumer and McConnell are still hammering out an agreement on the rules of the proceeding. Trump’s first impeachment trial in early 2020 lasted for 21 days, and Democrats are likely angling for an even shorter one.
There will be some notable differences between the former president’s two impeachment trials.
This time, Chief Justice John Roberts won’t preside over the trial and will be replaced by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who serves as president pro tempore since he’s the longest serving member of the majority party. Leahy will likely face scrutiny over his role from impeachment critics since he’ll also serve as a juror who gets a vote on whether to convict.
https://cosn.instructure.com/eportfolios/8357/Home/FILMVF_Jamie_Streaming_vf_2021_Streamingvf_Jamie_Film_Streaming_VF_HD_en_Complet_en_VOSTFR_Jamie
https://cosn.instructure.com/eportfolios/8383/Home/FILMVF_Mourir_peut_attendre_Streaming_vf_2021_Streamingvf_Mourir_peut_attendre_Film_Streaming_VF_HD_en_Complet_en_VOSTFR_007
https://cosn.instructure.com/eportfolios/8387/Home/FILMVF_Les_Tuche_4_Streaming_vf_2021_Streamingvf_Les_Tuche_4_Film_Streaming_VF_HD_en_Complet_en_VOSTFR_Les_Tuche_4
https://cosn.instructure.com/eportfolios/8494/Home/FILMVF_Demon_Slayer_Le_train_de_linfini_Streaming_vf_2021_Streamingvf_Demon_Slayer_Le_train_de_linfini_Film_Streaming_VF_HD_en_Complet_en_VOSTFR
https://cosn.instructure.com/eportfolios/8495/Home/FILMVF_After_Chapitre_2_Streaming_vf_2021_Streamingvf_After_2_Film_Streaming_VF_HD_en_Complet_en_VOSTFR
https://cosn.instructure.com/eportfolios/8497/Home/FILMVF_Godzilla_vs_Kong_Streaming_vf_2021_Streamingvf_Godzilla_vs_Kong_Film_Streaming_VF_HD_en_Complet_en_VOSTFR
The Constitution stipulates that the chief justice of the United States must preside over a trial specifically for a sitting president. But with Trump out of office, Roberts passed on a second opportunity to oversee the trial. Vice President Kamala Harris, who also serves as president of the Senate, could have also filled that role but the job ultimately went to Leahy.
There’s also an ongoing debate over whether witnesses could be called upon to testify during the trial.
During Trump’s last Senate proceeding, Democrats insisted that witnesses should be permitted to conduct a fair trial. But Republicans ultimately blocked the request for testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton, who emerged as a key figure in the last impeachment.
https://www.thewyco.com/news/supreme-court-dismisses-trump-emoluments-cases-26-01-2021
[ READ: Trump Impeachment Trial Threatens to Eclipse Outset of the Biden Era ]
While some acknowledge that not calling witnesses could undercut the current trial, Democrats argue that this time is different because senators bore witness to the events and rhetoric of Jan. 6 that will now be under prosecution.
“We’ll hopefully negotiate something with McConnell on the trial,” Schumer told reporters at the Capitol on Monday when asked about witnesses. “We’ll see what happens. We don’t know what the requests are on either side yet — of the managers or the defense.”
A two-thirds majority of the Senate is needed to convict, a difficult threshold that’ll require a significant amount of support from Republicans. While some Republicans remain undecided on conviction, like McConnell and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, many are casting doubt on the constitutionality of a trial for a former president or argue that impeachment is divisive.
Assuming all 50 Democrats are unified, they’ll need 17 Republicans to convict the former president and could then pursue a vote to bar Trump from holding office again. But unlike the vote to convict, that would need only a simple majority, meaning Democrats alone could pass it likely with the help of Harris as the tie-breaking vote.
Lisa Hagen, Reporter
Lisa Hagen is a politics reporter for U.S. News & World Report covering Congress, the 2020 … READ MORE
Tags: Donald Trump, Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, impeachment
