Nine members of the United States House of Representatives walked to the Senate on Monday evening and delivered a document calling for the trial of former US president Donald Trump. The Senate accepted the document, known as the article of impeachment, and set Feb 9 for beginning the trial, making Trump the second president in US history to face such a trial and the only to face it twice.
In an interview to CNN, US President Joe Biden said he was aware that the trial could have repercussions but “I think it has to happen. There would be a worse effect if it did not happen.”
But South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, a strong Trump ally, said the impeachment move should have been “dismissed” because of a “constitutional lack of jurisdiction”.
Trump, who has not yet commented on the proceedings, is still assembling a legal team for the trial. A South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers could lead the defence team.
Congressman Ted Lieu, one of the nine who brought the article to the Senate, described the procession as “historic”. All nine are now known as House managers who will represent the House during the trial.
Congressman Jamie Raskin, the lead House impeachment manager, turned towards his colleagues as they lined up for the walk, and said, “proud of you guys.”
There were only a few Republicans in the Senate, including Senators Mitch McConnell and Mitt Romney, when the procession arrived. Democrat Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore of the Senate, was presiding over the session. ………………………….Source:dawn.com
Thursday, April 23, 2026
