The ultimate power over timing rests with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who can trigger the start of the trial at any point by sending to the Senate the charge of incitement of an insurrection.
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Commentary: Will Republican senators risk as much for democracy as Russia’s Navalny?
The opposition leader was poisoned by the Kremlin but has returned to Moscow to fight for free elections, as exiting Trump still lies that U.S. elections were rigged.
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Mitch McConnell says Trump ‘fed lies’ to Capitol mob about Biden’s election
Republican senators, in particular, face a daunting choice of whether to convict Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection, in the first impeachment trial of a president no longer in office.
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Democrats build impeachment case, alleging ‘dangerous crime’
A Senate trial could begin as soon as this week.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed a resolution calling for Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to take power as acting president by activating section 4 of the 25th amendment.
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Jim Fossel: Impeachment will get in Biden’s way
FBI and federal prosecutors should be allowed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol without political interference.
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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it ‘vote of conscience’
The timing for the Senate trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set.
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Bill Nemitz: Long in the making, a moment of truth for Susan Collins
Beyond the latest impeachment, the Republican legacy of Maine’s senior senator hangs in the balance.
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Our View: It is the Senate’s duty to convict, expel President Trump
Republicans must finally do what they haven’t done in four years – hold the chief executive accountable for his dangerous actions.
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Democrats signal hope for bipartisan impeachment trial
One day after President Trump was impeached for a second time, a growing number of Republican senators signaled that they are open to convicting Trump on the charge of ‘incitement of insurrection.’