Schumer announces bipartisan agreement on Trump impeachment trial rules

Published February 8, 2021 9:47pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he has reached a deal with Republicans in setting the terms of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that would give each side 16 hours to present their case and a possible vote on summoning witnesses.

“All parties have agreed to a structure that will ensure a fair and honest Senate impeachment trial of the former president,” Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Monday.

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