As Democrats prepare to accuse President Trump for a second time, President Joe Biden is trying to make sure the attempt does not derail his legislative agenda or the confirmation of his choice in the early days of his government.
Trump could be charged as soon as Wednesday over what House Democrats see as his role in inciting the riots at the U.S. Capitol, just seven days before Biden is sworn in.
After the House voted, the indictments are expected to move immediately to the Senate, where Senate leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Has indicated that a trial is not likely to begin until January 19, which overlaps with Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. (The Senate is currently in recess and cannot return to Washington without the unanimous consent of all 100 senators.)
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The timing could thwart Biden’s promise to ‘get ground’ on the coronavirus relief law, to ask the Senate whether the House can split its schedule so lawmakers can consider its agenda and accusation at the same time.
“I had a conversation today with some people in the House and Senate,” Biden told reporters on Monday as he received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. “And the question is whether the House, for example, continues – which they naturally are – with the accusation and sends it to the Senate, whether we can cut it off or not.”
In the absence of a broader agreement under leadership, Senate rules stipulate that senators must meet six days a week during indictments – which often last for weeks – and only take Sundays, which could potentially hamper the incoming government. Biden has indicated that he is exploring ways to advance his plan to tackle the dual health and economic crises, while still pursuing accusations.
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“Can we take half a day off with the accusation and half a day to nominate and confirm my people in the Senate?” he asked.
While Biden said he did not receive a response from the Senate MP on his request, Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., Senate minority leader, who will soon become the majority leader, suggested that he be open to the division of time between accusation and the confirmation of Biden’s nominees. and said “we must move the agenda as well.”
“We will have to do several things at once, but we must also shift the agenda,” Schumer told Buffalo News. “Yes, we both have to.”
Like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, Schumer endorsed accusing Trump of being Vice President Mike Pence for not calling the 25th Amendment to disqualify Trump and remove him from office. It seems unlikely that Pence and a majority of the Cabinet will do so.
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According to Bloomberg News, Schumer apparently also investigated whether the Senate could be tried in an emergency session for the accusation, with reference to two senior assistants. But bringing back senators before Jan. 19 would require McConnell support, and it is unclear whether he would support such an effort. McConnell did not indicate whether he would accuse the president or quickly locate a trial.
House Democrats have filed a four-page indictment against Trump for “inciting insurgency” over the attack on the Capitol, which unfolded Wednesday after a march in support of the president, in which he repeatedly said the election was stolen and encouraged his followers. “to fight.” After the speech, the crowd descended into a mob that stormed the Capitol during the Election College certification. The crowd marched through the building, forcing staff, reporters and lawmakers, including Vice President Mike Pence, into the House and the Senate.
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Five, including a U.S. Capitol police officer, were killed. Another police officer involved in the Capitol’s defense died in the days after the attack when he was on duty, officials said.
“President Trump has seriously jeopardized the security of the United States and its government institutions. He has threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfering with the peaceful transfer of power and an equal branch of government, thereby undermining his confidence. as president betrayed, to the apparent injury of the people of the United States, ”reads the article.
The measure was introduced by representatives Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., And David Cicilline, DR.I., along with more than 210 Democratic co-sponsors.