If 67 senators conclude that Trump is guilty of crimes in the articles of impeachment, he will be removed from office.
On Tuesday, January 21, the Senate will begin its impeachment hearings. In January, Pelosi named Reps. Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Sylvia Garcia, Val B. Demings, Hakeem Jeffries and Jason Crow as the impeachment managers, functioning as prosecutors for the trial and responsible for making the House’s case for removal. Sen.
This essentially limits media coverage of the entire impeachment trial, which goes many precedents for reports, though it does mirror the same process as Bill Clinton's 1999 Senate trial.Unlike a normal trial, instead of a judge determining what will and won’t be admissible,will have the power to introduce rules, shoot down proposals, dictate pace and control essentially every other facet of the trial.
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