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Trump Impeachment Article To Be Sent To the Senate Next Week

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is sharing that the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump will be sent to the Senate on Monday. On Jan. 13, the House of Representatives voted to impeach…

Madison SummersJan 22, 20212 min read

Watch Schumer’s comments below:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Friday, “This Impeachment began with an unprecedentedly fast and minimal process over in the House. The sequel cannot be an insufficient senate process that denies former President Trump his due process or damages the Senate or the presidency itself.”

He continued, “Senate Republicans strongly believe we need a full and fair process where the former president can mount a defense and the Senate can properly consider the factual, legal, and constitutional questions at stake.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said during her press conference on Thursday, “I don’t think it’s very unifying to say, ‘Oh, let’s just forget it and move on,'” as IJR reported.

Pelosi added, “That’s not how you unify. Joe Biden said it beautifully, ‘If we’re going to unite, you must remember,’ and we must, we must bring this. And look, that’s our responsibility, to uphold the integrity of the Congress of the United States.”

According to The Hill, while a two-thirds majority vote is needed in the Senate to convict Trump — requiring at least 17 Republican senators — only a few Republican senators so far plan to convict him.