House To Transmit Article Of Impeachment To Senate On Monday, Schumer Says

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It’s unclear whether Chuck Schumer, now the Senate majority leader, will back the GOP’s push for the trial to start in February.





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It’s unclear whether Chuck Schumer, now the Senate majority leader, will back the GOP’s push for the trial to start in February.


Mary Altaffer/AP

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the sole article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, a move that would trigger preparations for a Senate trial against Trump.

«The Senate will conduct a trial on the impeachment of Donald Trump, Schumer said Friday on the Senate floor. «It will be a fair trial. But make no mistake, there will be a trial.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who must deliver the article, has not yet publicly commented on the timing of such a move.

Democrats and Republicans are still negotiating on the details of an impeachment resolution that would set out the rules for a Senate trial – including on how long it would last, what votes or motions would be in order, and other factors. On Thursday, Pelosi declined to say when she would send over the article approved by the House but suggested she was waiting for an agreement between Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on how the trial would work.

McConnell told Senate Republicans on a call Thursday he is pushing give the former president’s defense team a couple of weeks to prepare and asking Schumer to agree to start the trial in February. Schumer has not agreed to this timeline, and it’s unclear whether he would back it.

Separately, Jason Miller, a political aide to Trump, tweeted that Butch Bowers, a South Carolina defense attorney, has joined the ex-president’s defense team. It’s unclear who else will be part of that team.

Last week, the House voted to impeach Trump over his role in provoking the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6.