Historic Trump impeachment trial begins in US Senate

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WASHINGTON: The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump began in a bitterly divided Senate on Thursday (Jan 16) with a solemn reading to a hushed chamber of the charges facing the combative 45th US president.

The Democratic-controlled House, in an overwhelmingly partisan vote, impeached Trump on Dec 18 for abuse of power in his dealings with Ukraine and obstruction of Congress.US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is to be sworn in shortly after 2.00pm (1900 GMT) to preside over the impeachment trial, just the third in American history.

The Government Accountability Office concluded in a report released on Thursday that the White House violated federal law by putting a hold on the congressionally-approved funds for Ukraine. McConnell has said he would coordinate the defense of Trump in the Republican-led Senate with the White House. Pelosi held back on delivering the articles to the Senate as she pressured McConnell to agree to subpoena the witnesses and documents that the White House blocked from the House probe.

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