After the House presents the articles of impeachment to the Senate, they must consider them in session every day, except Sunday, until the final decision.
Mr Schumer has offered a tentative schedule for the trial, which would be the first order of business in the new year. In total, he has suggested some 126 hours of proceedings.
18 December – House votes on articles of impeachment
6 January – Start of Senate trial, guidelines and other housekeeping measures finalised
7 January – Swearing in of senators as jurors and Chief Justice Roberts
9 January – House prosecutors and White House counsel each have 24 hours to present arguments
*The trial is likely to take weeks but how many is anybody’s guess. Democrats will hope it is all done by the time the 2020 primary elections begin in February.*
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