WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives is preparing to vote tomorrow to send the articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the historic trial, several people tell The Associated Press.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was meeting privately today at the Capitol with House Democrats about next steps, ending her blockade almost a month after they voted to impeach Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives at the Capitol in Washington, January 10, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Pelosi suggested the House vote on Wednesday to transmit the charges and name the House managers for the case, according to one Democratic aide unauthorized to discuss the closed-door meeting.
The action will launch the rare Senate proceeding, only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history, a dramatic endeavor coming amid the backdrop of a politically divided nation and the start of an election year.
The trial would begin in a matter of days. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is meeting behind closed doors later today with GOP senators as they negotiate the terms of the trial.
— AP
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