: :inin Kyiv (EET)

US Senate prepares to set Trump trial in motion


WASHINGTON: Articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress will be formally read to the Senate today, setting in motion a historic trial that threatens the US leader with removal from office.Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will then be sworn in to preside over the trial and senators sworn in as jurors, as preparations get underway for an impeachment trial that will open on Tuesday, January 21.Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell said that the articles would be formally read to the chamber at noon (1am Malaysian time), in an announcement following their …read more

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