Senate to receive Trump impeachment article Monday, Senate trial could begin next week

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will transmit to the Senate on Monday an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Friday.

The House impeached Trump the week before he left office for his role inciting a deadly riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The Senate will now be required to determine whether he should be convicted of the charge made by the House, a decision that could prohibit him from running for public office again.

The trial could start as early as next week, but Senate leaders indicated it could be delayed to allow Trump to organize his defense

“Make no mistake, a trial will be held in the United States Senate, and there will be a vote whether to convict the president,” Schumer said.

A conviction requires a two-thirds majority. If convicted, the Senate is also expected to vote on whether to bar Trump from holding office again.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Trump is owed a “full and fair process where the former president can mount a defense”