Biden said - Impeachment on former president is necessary, process begins

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USA NEWS - The second impeachment action on former US President Donald Trump began on Monday. The House of Representatives (HOR) sent its proposal to the Senate. It includes all the allegations leveled at Trump. On the other hand, President Joe Biden has also supported impeachment on Trump. The former president may get a chance for cleaning on or after 8 February.

The main charge against Trump is for inciting supporters to violence during the Electoral College voting on 6 January. 6 people died in the violence inside and outside Parliament. These include a police officer and a woman.

What does biden say

In a conversation with CNN, new President Joe Biden first commented on the impeachment process against Trump. Said- I think this process must be completed.

Biden admitted that this would affect parliamentary functioning, but also believed that it must also be. He said- approval of cabinet nominees is to be taken. Some more work has to be done, but this process must also be completed. With all these things, I do not think that 17 Republican lawmakers will vote against Trump.

When will the trial actually begin?

January 26: Trump is now the former president, so now a committee of senators will be in the role of judge. For this, they will also have to take an oath. This is done so that discrimination on the basis of difference in political ideology cannot be done. The summons will then be issued to Trump. Trump's lawyers will initially favor him. Later they can also present themselves.

February 8: On Monday next month, Trump will present a motion for impeachment through lawyers.

February 9: The Senate will present its reply next Tuesday. Trial will start after this.

Will the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court be involved in this?

The biggest question is, who will be impeached after all? According to constitution experts, constitutionally impeached was presided over by Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court when Trump was president. But, now that Trump is the former President, the Chief Justice cannot see the case. The Senate itself will see it. However, the opinions of experts are divided.

How long can the trial last?

Lawmakers and experts believe the trial will be shorter than Trump's previous year, which lasted nearly three weeks. Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on 18 December 2019. Trump had two charges. One is to seek help from Ukraine to tarnish the image of adversary Joe Biden in the presidential election to be held in 2020 and second, to try to hamper the work of Parliament. The first impeachment action against Trump occurred in January 2020.

Who will be the prosecutor and defender?

9 Democratic lawmakers will serve as prosecutors during the Senate trial. The team will be led by constitutional law expert Jamie Ruskin. It features David Sicilyn, Joaquin Castro, Diana DeGate, Madeleine Dean, Ted Lieu, Joe Neguse, Stacey Plaskett and Eric Swavel. During the impeachment last year against Trump, none of the nine managers were. Trump said South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers has been appointed to represent him in the upcoming impeachment trial.

What do the experts say

Experts say Democrats want Donald Trump to somehow be prevented from contesting the 2024 election, and impeachment is the only way out. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been aggressively campaigning against Trump from the very beginning.

Some experts also say that impeachment trials are being conducted to divert people's attention from Corona and the economic crisis related to it. Trump has also emerged as a strong alternative political force, so this is the biggest way to stop him.

Three presidents have been impeached

So far in the US parliamentary history, only three presidents have appeared before parliament in impeachment. Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Both Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were not removed by the Senate. Another president Richard Nixon had already resigned from office to avoid impeachment.

This is how the impeachment proceedings

The US House has impeached more than 60 times so far. Full impeachment has been brought in only one third of the cases and only eight officers have been convicted and removed from the post. All these officers were federal judges. A two-thirds majority (67 MPs) has to be decided in the Senate with 100 seats to convict and remove the president. However, it is not necessary that the President be convicted in the court for the same offense.