[ad_1]
The impeachment process against former US President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol will begin in the second week of February. The new Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, announced in Washington. The indictment will be presented in the Senate next Monday. Usually the process begins a day or two later. The two-week postponement now decided allows the House of Congress to do its normal parliamentary work first.
This includes, in particular, the confirmation of the ministers appointed by the new President Joe Biden and possibly the decision on the new crown aid worth 1.9 trillion dollars (almost 1.6 trillion euros).
Historic impeachment
A week and a half ago, the House of Representatives initiated an impeachment process against the right-wing populist due to the assault on the Capitol by radical Trump supporters. The accusation is “incitement to revolt”. Trump became the first president in the history of the United States against whom two impeachment processes were initiated.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell had advocated that the actual process should only begin in mid-February so Trump would have more time to prepare.
For President Biden, the impeachment process against his predecessor carries risks: Biden actually wants to close the Trump chapter and reduce tensions in the country. However, he must fear new conflicts between Democrats and Republicans and extensive Senate paralysis as a result of the process.
