Receive the managers of the house of representatives to exhibit the articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, president of the United States. The president pro tempore the hour of 12 00 noon having arrived and a quorum being present, the sergeant at arms will present the managers on the part of the house of representatives. The sergeant at arms mr. President and members of the senate, i announce the presence of the managers on the part of the house of representatives to conduct proceedings on behalf of the house concerning the impeachment of Donald John Trump, president of the United States. The president pro tempore on the part of the house will be received and escorted to the well of the senate. The president pro tempore the sergeant at arms will make the proclamation. The sergeant at arms hear ye, hear ye, hear ye all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment while the house of representatives is exhibiting to the senate of the United States articles of i
Ok good afternoon to everybody. Now is everyone here knows, we have all been sworn in by the chief justice of the United States. To Service Judges and jurors in the impeachment trial of President Trump. When the chief justice walked in, you can feel the weight of the moment. I saw members on both sides of the aisle, visibly gold. The weight of history since on shoulders. This produces sometimes result you never know what will happen. For some of us here, this is the first time we have done this. For others like myself this is the second time but i assure you, there is no difference. Even though ive gone through this before, for all of us this lemonade and the gravity of the moment in our history into scorn the back when you take that oath. A separate oath designed by the senate only for senators, who will serve in a court of impeachment. The feeling in the Senate Chamber and the solemn serious profound. The weight of history, the eyes of history, you feel it are upon you. I know every
We start this new year at an important moment for our nation. For only the third time in our history, the senate is preparing to consider the impeachment of a president. The constitution gives us this solemn duty to assess the evidence is presented by the house of representatives and by the president and render a fair judgment. The constitution and the procedures of the senate require each sender to take an oath to duty impartial justice according to the constitution and laws. Senators have a special role as both judge and jury in an impeachment trial. We can vote by a super majority, 51 senators, to call witnesses and request documents trade in both previous impeachment trials, the senate had witnesses testify. In the upcoming trial of President Trump, democrats have proposed that the senate hear from for witnesses with knowledge of President Trumps actions grade we are also asking the senate to request key president has the refused to provide it so far, senator mcconnell has rejected
Watched. It is a very Peaceful Community and everyone is very family oriented. They all spend a lot of time with kids. Reporter this is the first homicide case in the city of dublin since 2009. Are you hearing from investigators about whether they will charge the homeowner . Or is this the case of self defense . How are they looking at it, do we know . We know the Castle Doctrine likely applies in this case, which means if there is a Home Invasion and you open fire on someone, you are okay. Even in the state of california where it is more restrictive with the gun laws. What we are hearing is the Alameda County District Attorneys Office is already involved. It is likely the suspect still in the hospital recovering from his gunshot wounds will be charged in this case, but not the homeowner. Absolutely. Thank you so much. An arson investigation is happening in san jose after a fire a forced evacuation from an apartment complex. People were rousted from their homes late last night. It all
In the house impeachment inquiry. No president in history has ever done anything like this. Many president s have expressed they couldnt do anything like this. President trump did not take these extreme steps to hide evidence of his innocence or to protect the institution of the presidency. As a career Law Enforcement officer, i have never seen anyone take such extreme steps to hide evidence allegedly proving his innocence. And i do not find that here today. The president is engaged in this coverup because he is guilty, and he knows it and he knows that the evidence he is concealing will only further demonstrate his culpability. Notwithstanding this effort to stonewall our inquiry, the house amassed powerful evidence of the president s high crimes and misdemeanors. 17 witnesses, 130 hours of testimony combined with the president s own admission on phonecalls and Public Comments confirmed and corroborated by hundreds of texts, emails and documents. Much of that evidence came from patrio