tonight as the sergeant at arms arrived at the white house with a summons formally notified the impeached president that he is now on trial, mr. clinton s lawyer said the white house is confident president clinton will not be convicted. you saw for clinton, the summons came in by the suv. for andrew johnson, the summons was hand delivered to the white house. these same senate rules lay out how the senate can deal with any problems. they can provide prison time enforced by the sergeant at arms for people who disrupt or talk during the trial. hear ye, hear re, hear ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent while the senate of the united states is sitting for the trial of the articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives against william jefferson clinton. senators don t get to talk either because this is a trial and the senators are sort of
momentous thing we re talking about here. it s a scene that captivates the nation when you have an intense debate on the propriety and criminality of a sitting president. the sergeant of arms will make the proclamation. hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment while the senate of the united states is sitting for the trial of the articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives against william jefferson clinton, president of the united states. that s what it looks like. mcconnell making news by saying that kind of trial is unavoidable if the house impeaches president trump. now here s your fact check. he is mostly correct. the constitution doesn t provide a technical schedule for this trial, but it does state the senate is required to hold a trial. quote, the senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.
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[ banging ] bar dave: hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. let s bring the royal order of screechers to order. [ cheers and applause ] anthony: one final bit of business remains in this enchanted land called newfoundland. an ancient and solemn ritual, reserved for newcomers. an official welcome and initiation. a way of saying, you are welcome. you are maybe now one of us. anthony: whoa, there s fire involved. bar dave: there is always fun when there is fire involved. anthony: now i feel much better about this. anthony: today, i will be screeched in. bar dave: i do need you to take a small piece of newfoundland steak. fred: is that organic? bar dave: yes, of course. do not worry about if you re vegetarian, there s not real much meat in there. dave: thank you kindly. bar dave: david and tony and david. you re welcome.
[ banging ] bar dave: hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. let s bring the royal order of screechers to order. [ cheers and applause ] anthony: one final bit of business remains in this enchanted land called newfoundland. an ancient and solemn ritual, reserved for newcomers. an official welcome and initiation. a way of saying, you are welcome. you are maybe now one of us. anthony: whoa, there s fire involved. bar dave: there is always fun when there is fire involved. anthony: now i feel much better about this. anthony: today, i will be screeched in. bar dave: i do need you to take a small piece of newfoundland steak. fred: is that organic? bar dave: yes, of course. do not worry about if you re vegetarian, there s not real much meat in there. dave: thank you kindly. bar dave: david and tony and david. you re welcome.