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| Trump impeachment: When will he go on trial in the Senate? | Trump impeachment: When will he go on trial in the Senate? |
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| Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice | Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice |
| Donald Trump has been impeached - again. So what now? | Donald Trump has been impeached - again. So what now? |
| The former president is the first in US history to have been charged with misconduct - or impeached - twice by the lower chamber of US Congress. | The former president is the first in US history to have been charged with misconduct - or impeached - twice by the lower chamber of US Congress. |
| The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives accused Mr Trump of encouraging violence with his false claims of election fraud and egging on a mob to storm the Capitol on 6 January. | The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives accused Mr Trump of encouraging violence with his false claims of election fraud and egging on a mob to storm the Capitol on 6 January. |
| Some Republicans also backed impeachment in that historic vote. | Some Republicans also backed impeachment in that historic vote. |
| What happens next? | What happens next? |
| Mr Trump, a Republican, now faces trial in the upper chamber, the Senate. | Mr Trump, a Republican, now faces trial in the upper chamber, the Senate. |
| A two-thirds majority in the Senate means a conviction. | A two-thirds majority in the Senate means a conviction. |
| If Mr Trump is convicted, senators could also vote to bar him from ever holding public office again. | If Mr Trump is convicted, senators could also vote to bar him from ever holding public office again. |
| House delivers impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate | |
| OK, when is the trial? | OK, when is the trial? |
| It is set to start next month. | It is set to start next month. |
| On 25 January, the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, sent the article of impeachment - the charge of incitement laid out and approved by the lower chamber - to the Senate. | |
| According to the Constitution, that triggers the trial proceedings to begin by 13:00 (local) the following day. | |
| But the new Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has agreed to a request from the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, for more time. So the trial itself will begin on 9 February. | |
| Can he be tried now he has left? | Can he be tried now he has left? |
| It's never happened before, so it's untested and the US Constitution doesn't say. | |
| Impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon were ended when he quit in 1974. | Impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon were ended when he quit in 1974. |
| So Mr Trump could take his case to the Supreme Court, claiming his trial was unconstitutional. | So Mr Trump could take his case to the Supreme Court, claiming his trial was unconstitutional. |
| Some lower ranked officials have been impeached after leaving office. | Some lower ranked officials have been impeached after leaving office. |
| What happens to impeached presidents? | What happens to impeached presidents? |
| What impeachment means for Trump, Biden and America | What impeachment means for Trump, Biden and America |
| Would Trump be convicted in the Senate? | Would Trump be convicted in the Senate? |
| Democrats only hold half the 100 seats so they would require 17 Republicans to vote against someone from their own party. | Democrats only hold half the 100 seats so they would require 17 Republicans to vote against someone from their own party. |
| That's a high bar for a party that has largely remained publicly loyal to Mr Trump. | |
| But 10 Republicans in the House supported impeachment and a couple of senators have indicated they are open to it. | But 10 Republicans in the House supported impeachment and a couple of senators have indicated they are open to it. |
| Even Mitch McConnell says he has not yet made up his mind how he will vote. | Even Mitch McConnell says he has not yet made up his mind how he will vote. |
| At the Capitol: Trump's Christian supporters | At the Capitol: Trump's Christian supporters |
| 'Like a medieval battle': The riots frontline | 'Like a medieval battle': The riots frontline |
| Could Trump run for president again if convicted? | Could Trump run for president again if convicted? |
| If he is convicted by the Senate, lawmakers could hold another vote to block him from running for elected office again - which he had indicated he planned to do in 2024. | If he is convicted by the Senate, lawmakers could hold another vote to block him from running for elected office again - which he had indicated he planned to do in 2024. |
| This could be the biggest consequence of this impeachment. | This could be the biggest consequence of this impeachment. |
| If he is convicted, a simple majority of senators would be needed to block Mr Trump from holding "any office of honour, trust or profit under the United States". | If he is convicted, a simple majority of senators would be needed to block Mr Trump from holding "any office of honour, trust or profit under the United States". |
| So 50 senators plus a casting vote from Vice-President Kamala Harris would be enough to damn Mr Trump's hopes of political power. | So 50 senators plus a casting vote from Vice-President Kamala Harris would be enough to damn Mr Trump's hopes of political power. |
| This could be appealing to Republicans hoping to run for president in the future and those who want Mr Trump out of the party. | This could be appealing to Republicans hoping to run for president in the future and those who want Mr Trump out of the party. |
| What about other benefits? | What about other benefits? |
| There has been talk of Mr Trump losing benefits granted to his predecessors under the 1958 Former Presidents Act, which include a pension and health insurance, and potentially a lifetime security detail at taxpayers' expense. | There has been talk of Mr Trump losing benefits granted to his predecessors under the 1958 Former Presidents Act, which include a pension and health insurance, and potentially a lifetime security detail at taxpayers' expense. |
| However, Mr Trump is likely to keep these benefits if he is convicted after leaving office. | However, Mr Trump is likely to keep these benefits if he is convicted after leaving office. |
| What was his first impeachment for again? | What was his first impeachment for again? |
| That was over his dealings with Ukraine, although he denied any wrongdoing. | That was over his dealings with Ukraine, although he denied any wrongdoing. |
| He was accused of pressing the country's leader to open an investigation into Mr Biden, then his emerging rival for the White House, and his son Hunter. | He was accused of pressing the country's leader to open an investigation into Mr Biden, then his emerging rival for the White House, and his son Hunter. |
| Mr Trump appeared to use military aid as leverage. He was impeached by the House and cleared by the then Republican-controlled Senate. | Mr Trump appeared to use military aid as leverage. He was impeached by the House and cleared by the then Republican-controlled Senate. |
| Hang on, why was Trump impeached again? | Hang on, why was Trump impeached again? |