DAY 1: Democrats and Republicans fight over rules for Trump Senate impeachment trial
Hear ye, hear ye! The 3rd Presidential Impeachment Trial in the U.S. Supreme Court is underway. . . Tuesday morning started with back-to-back press conferences with the main leaders from both parties fighting over what the public gets to see. Some are already calling the third Senate Impeachment trial of a president in American history the "Trial of the Century." It kicks off today with . Republican defenders of Pres. Trump are expected to reject the articles of impeachment and acquit him swiftly, saying the charges are an "affront to the Constitution." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants the trial to be over in two weeks and said he modeled it after the Clinton case. Both sides will need to settle on the rules first.. (By the way, Thursday, Jan. 23 is marked as an off day on the Supreme Court Calendar. It is not clear whether this break will affect the trial.) In response to the resolution McConnell relea...