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| Trump impeachment: Pelosi names team to prosecute president in the Senate – live | |
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| House speaker addressed the press with seven impeachment managers by her side, as process begins to allow trial to start this week | |
| While announcing the impeachment managers, Pelosi defends the month gap between the House voting for impeachment and today’s transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate. “Time has been our friend in all of this,” Pelosi says. | |
| Schiff is the lead manager, Pelosi says, while going down the list to highlight the accomplishments of each manager. This will be the third impeachment hearing for Lofgren, who was a Congressional aide during Nixon’s impeachment, notes Pelosi. | |
| “The emphasis is on litigators, the emphasis is on comfort level in the courtroom,” Pelosi says. | |
| Nancy Pelosi is addressing the press with seven Democrats, her impeachment managers, standing by her side. | |
| The team is: | |
| Adam Schiff, of California | |
| Zoe Lofgren, of California | |
| Jerry Nadler, of New York | |
| Hakeem Jeffries, of New York | |
| Slyvia Garcia, of Texas | |
| Val Demings, of Florida | |
| Jason Crow, of Colorado | |
| The US and China will sign the first phase of a trade deal today. While Treasury secretary Stephen Mnuchin declared this morning its “an enormous win,” there has been a more temperate response from analysts. | |
| Live updates and analysis on the agreement are available on our business live blog: | |
| Politico is reporting that after a monthslong delay, the Trump administration will release $8bn in disaster aid to Puerto Rico for the damage it suffered after two hurricanes in 2017. Congress allocated $20bn to aid the recovery there, but the island has received just $1.5bn of that money. | Politico is reporting that after a monthslong delay, the Trump administration will release $8bn in disaster aid to Puerto Rico for the damage it suffered after two hurricanes in 2017. Congress allocated $20bn to aid the recovery there, but the island has received just $1.5bn of that money. |
| The Trump administration has been under increased pressure to release the money after a string of earthquakes struck the island in the past several weeks. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called on the administration to “cease and desist that illegal activity.” | The Trump administration has been under increased pressure to release the money after a string of earthquakes struck the island in the past several weeks. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called on the administration to “cease and desist that illegal activity.” |
| In September 2018, Trump was attacked for saying his government’s response to Hurricane Maria was an “unsung success.” | In September 2018, Trump was attacked for saying his government’s response to Hurricane Maria was an “unsung success.” |
| The night before the House was set to send articles of impeachment to the Senate, House Democrats released a fresh trove of documents which shed new light on charges that Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democrats as he withheld military aid to the country. | The night before the House was set to send articles of impeachment to the Senate, House Democrats released a fresh trove of documents which shed new light on charges that Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democrats as he withheld military aid to the country. |
| Pages of text messages, notes and other records added pressure on Republicans to include witness testimony and other evidence in the Senate impeachment trial. It also renewed Democrats calls for the White House to share documents it has withheld from Congress. | Pages of text messages, notes and other records added pressure on Republicans to include witness testimony and other evidence in the Senate impeachment trial. It also renewed Democrats calls for the White House to share documents it has withheld from Congress. |
| The documents from Lev Parnas, a close associate of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, show the two men’s close relationship as Giuliani worked to get the Ukrainian government to announce investigation’s targeting Trump’s political rivals. | The documents from Lev Parnas, a close associate of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, show the two men’s close relationship as Giuliani worked to get the Ukrainian government to announce investigation’s targeting Trump’s political rivals. |
| The rough itinerary for the impeachment proceedings today: | The rough itinerary for the impeachment proceedings today: |
| 10am ET: House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the impeachment managers, the individuals tasked with making a case against the president to the Senate, which functions as a jury in the trial. | 10am ET: House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the impeachment managers, the individuals tasked with making a case against the president to the Senate, which functions as a jury in the trial. |
| 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm ET: following a 10 minute debate, the House will vote on the impeachment managers. | 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm ET: following a 10 minute debate, the House will vote on the impeachment managers. |
| 5pm ET: a ceremony filled with pomp and circumstance held by Pelosi and the managers will see the articles of impeachment hand-delivered to the Senate. | 5pm ET: a ceremony filled with pomp and circumstance held by Pelosi and the managers will see the articles of impeachment hand-delivered to the Senate. |
| Hello and good morning | Hello and good morning |
| Today, the House will vote on sharing the two articles of impeachment with the Senate, which would allow the trial of Donald Trump to begin this week. | Today, the House will vote on sharing the two articles of impeachment with the Senate, which would allow the trial of Donald Trump to begin this week. |
| At 10am, Nancy Pelosi will announce the managers of the trial and a couple hours later, there will be a short debate before a vote in the House. At 5pm, a ceremony to formally send the articles of impeachment to the Senate will take place. | At 10am, Nancy Pelosi will announce the managers of the trial and a couple hours later, there will be a short debate before a vote in the House. At 5pm, a ceremony to formally send the articles of impeachment to the Senate will take place. |
| The early phase of the trial would involve swearing-in senators as jurors and other procedures before more substantive action begins early next week. | The early phase of the trial would involve swearing-in senators as jurors and other procedures before more substantive action begins early next week. |
| It also means half the Democratic field for president will be locked into the trial, strictly limiting their campaigning. Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar will be tied to the case because they are senators. | It also means half the Democratic field for president will be locked into the trial, strictly limiting their campaigning. Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar will be tied to the case because they are senators. |
| The three were in Des Moines, Iowa last night for the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses. More on that here: | The three were in Des Moines, Iowa last night for the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses. More on that here: |