With bipartisan deal, Trump’s second impeachment trial temporarily put on backburner

Published January 23, 2021 11:30am ET



Confirmation votes for Biden administration nominees and wrangling over COVID-19 aid legislation will occupy senators’ time over the next two weeks rather than the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.

That’s due to a Friday night deal between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; the trial will begin on Feb. 9. The Democratic-majority House on Jan. 13 voted for a single impeachment article against Trump, charging him with inciting an insurrection that led to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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