Articles of Impeachment Will Head to Senate on Monday

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Friday that the articles of impeachment against former President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday. The House passed the articles, accusing the former commander-in-chief of “incitement of insurrection,” last week with bipartisan support. Schumer did not speak to when the trial will begin in the Senate.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed a different timeline on Thursday, urging colleagues to give Trump ample time to prepare for a second trial. The now-minority leader in the upper chamber said that the House’s “unprecedented speed” of the impeachment process in the House merits additional time for all parties involved in impeachment proceedings.

Schumer: The senate will also conduct a second impeachment trial..make no mistake. A trial will be held. I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me the article will be delivered to the Senate on Monday

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 22, 2021

“Senate Republicans are strongly united behind the principle that the institution of the Senate, the office of the presidency, and former President Trump himself all deserve a full and fair process that respects his rights and the serious factual, legal, and constitutional questions at stake,” McConnell said in a release. “Given the unprecedented speed of the House’s process, our proposed timeline for the initial phases includes a modest and reasonable amount of additional time for both sides to assemble their arguments before the Senate would begin to hear them.”

The former president is reportedly still putting together a legal team for his second impeachment trial.