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Trump Impeachment Trial Ready to Begin

VOA News

   The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump begins in full
   Tuesday in the U.S. Senate -- only the third time in U.S. history a
   president faces removal from office for allegedly violating his oath.

   One of the first pieces of business for the Republican-led Senate is a
   vote on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's proposed timeline for the
   trial.

   McConnell's resolution would give Democratic House impeachment managers
   -- who will act as prosecutors -- and Trump's legal team 24 hours each
   over two days to present their cases. The resolution says nothing about
   whether witnesses would be called and new evidence allowed to be
   introduced.

   McConnell and the Republicans have made no secret of wanting the trial
   to be a quick as possible resulting in Trump's acquittal.

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