The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next?

After a weeks-long delay, the process of impeaching and removing President Donald Trump is moving forward again. On Jan. 15, the House voted to formally send to the Senate the impeachment articles that had passed the House in mid-December. What happens next depends heavily on precedent from prior impeachment trials, though some wild cards could be in store. Here’s a rundown of what to expect as the Senate trial gets under way. What’s next? Impeachment is a "privileged" resolution, which means that the Senate must take it up in place of other pending business.  Two-thirds of senators, 67 if all ... >>More