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By Monday Jan. 25th, the US House of Representatives will have delivered articles of impeachment charging former President Donald Trump with the incitement of the insurrection that sought to overturn Congressional certification of the 2020 general election on Jan. 6th.
This marks the first time in American history a President was impeached a total of two times while in office. Perhaps more consequentially, it was also the most bipartisan impeachment effort in history with 10 House GOP caucus members voting in favor of this latest impeachment effort.
Despite the rapid advancement of impeachment proceedings through the House, it remains unclear how quickly former President Trump’s trial will be conducted in the Senate. While the Senate is compelled by procedural rules to be immediately transformed into a trial court in order to issue a ruling on the articles of impeachment, there is room for adjustment if an agreement can be reached by Senate leadership.