Last week, the day before our last meeting, the impeachment trial formally began with the delivery of the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Today, the trial continues with the voting for the rules. We already know that McConnell is pushing for an accelerated schedule so the trial could be over in a week, unless the Senate votes to hear from witnesses. Since it assumed that Trump will be acquitted, the real issue is the extent of the political fallout suffered by the Senators by their votes.
Will discuss the politics of the trial and other related issues in our next meeting. Here is a video summary of the events leading to the opening of the trial:
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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi | Real Time with Bill Maher
- Impeachment showdown ramps up in Senate
- Ukraine prosecutor Offered Dirt On Biden In Exchange For Firing Of U.S. Ambassador
- GOP senators remain divided over calling witnesses
- The chief justice presides over impeachment
- Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' in Davos
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