Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the schedule Friday evening after reaching an agreement with Republicans, who had pushed for a delay to give Trump a chance to organize his legal team and prepare a defence on the sole charge of incitement of insurrection.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment late Monday, with senators sworn in as jurors Tuesday. But opening arguments will move to February. "The more time we have to get up and running ... the better," Biden said Friday in brief comments to reporters. Democrats say they can move quickly through the trial, potentially with no witnesses, because lawmakers experienced the insurrection first-hand.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday deferred to Congress on timing for the trial and would not say whether Biden thinks Trump should be convicted. But she said lawmakers can simultaneously discuss and have hearings on Biden's coronavirus relief package.

And this time make it stick

The TRAITOR PARTY will try to stop everything

Sent Donald Trump in jail 24 hours . Teach him a lesson!!!

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Many Canadian tourists came to Florida just to get vaccinated. What brutality, irresponsibility and mental selfishness in people who have economic stability and medical assistance in Canada are incredible. What do those hypocrites have in their heads and hearts? WHAT ABOUT THIS?

besides unconstitutionl, & that he used words 'peacefully' & 'use voices' Dems may have a hard time proving Trump incited what invstgtrs later found was a planned attack, & worse -Trump hadn't been warned but that Pelosi may've been told, & did nothing.

China Joe Biden is invading Syria as I write this. He is also helping Big Pharma put prices back up.

Folks, this is not complicated. Without accountability, the next coup will succeed.

Is this the reconciliation that Biden spoke of? Trump lost, he's gone. What purpose could this possibly bring?

This is no concern of mine but...isn't it evident by the documented behavior in front of the entire world that this man was not fit to be president and his actions are traitorous to democracy and the rule of law and the constitution of th United States.

I hope they lock the bastard up and throw away the key!!

This was Trump's plan to prove voter fraud but he failed to prove it

Where's this story CTV?

What are you going to report on for the next 4 years? Can't tear down Trudeau or Biden! So ?

HEY TRUMP your not going to be acquitted this time. You will be impeached officially and you will be BANNED for ever holding office ever again. TrumpSeriesFinale TrumpIsACompleteFailure

Lock Him Up !

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