House impeachment managers stand at the US Capitol to hand-carry an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate. (Reuters)
The US House of Representatives formally presented an article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, triggering the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president.
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The nine Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute #Trump in his #impeachment trial reflect America’s racial, ethnic and sexual #diversity, in stark contrast to the white nationalist imagery that marked the mob of Trump supporters who stormed the #Capitol.https://t.co/TrNYuSRWy3
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In a solemn procession, the nine House impeachment managers silently walked the article of impeachment through the same ornate halls of Congress overrun by Trump supporters on January 6 and delivered it to the secretary of the Senate.
Trump’s Senate trial is to begin the week of February 8.
The nine Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute ex-President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial reflect America’s racial, ethnic and sexual diversity, in stark contrast to the white nationalist imagery that marked the mob of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.
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