Why the impeachment trial could last weeks
WASHINGTON — With the adoption early Wednesday morning of the ground rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Senate prepared to plunge forward over the next week with oral arguments, questions from senators and consequential votes on whether to admit new evidence.
The trial was to reconvene at 1 p.m. Wednesday, but oral arguments might not begin immediately. Under the rules, the managers and White House lawyers are allowed to make any motion they want, except for seeking documents and witnesses, a matter that will be debated later in the proceedings. Story continuesIf that trend continues, the House managers could spend the balance of the week making their case for Trump’s removal from office.
Like the House managers, the White House lawyers will probably think about how long they want to keep senators in their seats. But they also have another audience: Trump, who has been itching to see a vigorous defense of him played out on television screens. That might encourage Cipollone and Sekulow to take a longer time outlining the case for his acquittal.Under a clause inserted by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Under the rules, there would first be a four-hour debate — two hours for each side — on whether motions about specific witnesses and documents are in order, followed by a vote. If Republicans succeed in defeating that motion, they would move quickly to final votes on the two articles of impeachment. Trump’s lawyers would also have an opportunity to request witnesses. Some Republicans have suggested that the White House lawyers should call witnesses like Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden. Democrats have repeatedly said they do not think witnesses like Biden, who served on the board of a Ukrainian energy company, is relevant to the question of Trump’s impeachment.
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