Senate leadership announced Monday that it has reached an agreement on the framework for former President Trump
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“For the information of the Senate, the Republican leader and I, in consultation with both the Home Rulers and former President Trump’s attorneys, agreed on a dual resolution governing the structure and timing of the impending trial,” the Senate said. majority leader said. Charles Schumer
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“All parties have agreed on a structure that will ensure a fair and honest Senate hearing against the former president,” Schumer said.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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“I am delighted that Leader Schumer and I were able to reach an agreement on a fair trial and estimated timeline for the upcoming Senate hearing,” McConnell said. “This will give senators as jurors enough time to receive the case and the arguments.”
Schumer’s announcement comes after he announced earlier during a press conference in New York that they were finalizing an agreement.
The timeline will allow the trial to conclude next week if both parties agree not to call witnesses.
Under the agreement, the Senate will debate on Tuesday and vote on whether the trial is constitutional. The attempt to declare the trial unconstitutional will soon follow. Rand Paul
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The opening arguments begin Wednesday. Under the agreement, the House of Representatives and Trump’s team each have 16 hours over two days to present their case to the Senate.
This is a faster pace than both the Clinton trial and the first Trump trial where both parties got 24 hours.
The agreement also leaves the door open to call witnesses. House indictment officials earlier invited Trump to testify under oath, an offer his lawyers rejected. They have not yet said whether they are trying to get the Senate to call other witnesses.
The trial will also be adjourned on Saturday to meet a request from one of Trump’s lawyers to keep the Jewish Sabbath.
If both parties used all their time, it would draw up opening arguments to conclude Sunday.
Thereafter, the Senate is expected to have time to ask questions on both sides, as well as possible deliberations. In previous hearings, senators had two days for the question-and-answer session. According to the decision of the trial rules, senators will have four hours to ask questions.
Both parties will have two hours to conclude.
“As in previous hearings, there will be equal time for senator questions and for concluding arguments and an opportunity for the Senate to hold deliberations if it chooses, and then we will vote on the article of the accusation,” Schumer said. .
The trial comes almost five weeks after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Although Republicans cursed after Trump urged his supporters to march to the Capitol, while lawmakers counted the result of the election college, Democrats are not expected to get the 17 Republican votes needed to convict Trump.