Blindersoff:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed a resolution Wednesday afternoon authorizing seven trial managers to deliver the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate. Opening arguments in President Trump's Senate trial will begin on Tuesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After weeks of rhetorical fire and fury, a handful of U.S. House members walked quietly across a hushed Capitol on Wednesday to deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate, paving the way for the trial of President Donald Trump.


Led by the House of Representatives’ sergeant at arms and the House clerk carrying the documents on a tray, seven House managers walked through a nearly empty Statuary Hall and the soaring Capitol rotunda.

More than a dozen Senate Democrats sat silently at their desks when the group arrived at the Senate. They were joined by two Republicans, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Kevin Cramer.

A third Republican, Chuck Grassley, presided from the dais.

The House members were politely ushered to a bench at the rear of the Senate chamber, where they sat in silence as the House clerk announced the impeachment resolution had passed, and Grassley responded: “The message will be received.”

The procession took place four weeks after the Democratic-led House voted to impeach the Republican president on charges of abuse of power for asking Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and obstruction of Congress for blocking information sought by investigators.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and McConnell have since feuded over how to conduct the trial.

Pelosi delayed signing the impeachment articles while she waited for word from McConnell about the trial’s scope. During the delay, Democrats and Republicans squabbled over Trump’s status because he had been impeached, but had not had his trial.

Pelosi used a few dozen pens to sign, at a desk bearing a placard reading #DefendOurDemocracy. Afterward, she handed pens to the impeachment managers and committee chairs involved in the investigation.

“It makes a funny signature,” she said.

Reflecting the deep partisan divide, the House vote to impeach Trump was nearly along party lines. Many of his fellow Republicans in the Senate have made clear they view the impeachment as a political stunt by Democrats as Trump seeks re-election in the November election.

The dispute did not end when the articles were handed over.

Senate Republicans said Democrats would have to repeat the delivery on Thursday. McConnell said he had invited the House managers to exhibit the articles at noon before U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts swears in the senators.

“We will pledge to rise above petty factionalism and do justice for our institutions, for our states, and for the nation,” McConnell said in a statement.

The trial starts on Tuesday after a holiday weekend.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ceremony/with-pomp-and-circumstance-house-democrats-deliver-impeachment-articles-to-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZF03D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdI4cwaq0j0

Blindersoff:


What you do not get is that now there is irrefutable evidence directly linking Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and also directly showing he used Volodymyr Zelensky to get corrupt dirt about Biden in order to use that as leverage to win the elections. That is against the constitution of the united states.

Nunes lied about it
Giuliani lied about it
Trump lied about it

However Lev Parnas a direct party to all that went down has come out to set the records straight and shoot down their lies. The reupublican senate cannot wish away actual solid facts which show that Trump, Nunes and Guiliani lied and which also show that Mike Pence was also directly involved.

In USA facts are sacred and cannot be wished away on party lines. Do note that the Chief Justice would be on seat at the senate as well and it would be his role to interpret the constitution and show if Trump broke the constitution or not and so far evidence points to the fact that Trump has indeed broken the constitution

zod404:

Lie lie op... Pence is not in support of the impeachment process. It is so clear that you just hate Trump. Focus on your own country and leave USA for the Americans.

Blindersoff:


Let it be noted that a Black woman is delivering the articles of impeachment For the white supremacist president. Freaking Awesome!!

ridwan006:
God I pray this clueless man is removed, he's brain is no longer functioning well just like his counterpart Buhari here in Nigeria

ridwan006:
He was still more diplomatic

Blindersoff:
Let it be noted that a Black woman is delivering the articles of impeachment For the white supremacist president. Freaking Awesome!!

These are the Managers of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump attached

Justinlean02:
We can only watch this drama from afar hoping that the best outcome is reached for the good of the global community. Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba and other ethnicity in our beloved Naija it's time to put the hating and tribalism aside, our generation needs to grow further away from such mentality instilled in us through colonialism and dirty politics. If we continue as we have all these years those politicians will never be held accountable. We're practicing Democracy and have failed woefully as learned folks to know that true power belongs to all of us not the few thief's claiming to run our nation...
it's time we stand as ONE or get squashed like scattered ants

Blindersoff:
Let it be noted that a Black woman is delivering the articles of impeachment For the white supremacist president. Freaking Awesome!!

These are the Managers of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump attached

Blindersoff:
Here is Giuliani instructing Parnas in writing on what he wanted from the Ukrainian President on behalf of Trump

SangoOlukosoOba:


Face the bitter truth. Examples outlined

Zeeknow3245:
Let the democrats pray and hope trump is impeached,if not ����� they will be a topic of mockery

Blindersoff:


You call MSNBC trash right? I guess they created Lev Parnas and told him what to say right? Do you even know who Lev Parnas and Nunes and Geulliani are? Did you even bother watching the videos posted?

Do yourself a favour and at least google up the latest on the news by typing in Lev Parnas on your google search. You are the one who needs mental evaluation

zod404:

Lie lie op... Pence is not in support of the impeachment process. It is so clear that you just hate Trump. Focus on your own country and leave USA for the Americans.

Blindersoff:


What you do not get is that now there is irrefutable evidence directly linking Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and also directly showing he used Volodymyr Zelensky to get corrupt dirt about Biden in order to use that as leverage to win the elections. That is against the constitution of the united states.

Nunes lied about it
Giuliani lied about it
Trump lied about it

However Lev Parnas a direct party to all that went down has come out to set the records straight and shoot down their lies. The reupublican senate cannot wish away actual solid facts which show that Trump, Nunes and Guiliani lied and which also show that Mike Pence was also directly involved.

In USA facts are sacred and cannot be wished away on party lines. Do note that the Chief Justice would be on seat at the senate as well and it would be his role to interpret the constitution and show if Trump broke the constitution or not and so far evidence points to the fact that Trump has indeed broken the constitution

Joelinho001:

Oga please go on twitter and check out speaker mcconnel the senate speaker of the united state and hear what he had to say on the impeachment
article..The democrats are simply wasting their time
plus Trumps rally at Wisconsin was a bomb the americans love him scara

wman:
Waiting for some educated illiterates to say Trump is not yet impeached.


He has been impeached but he hasn't been removed from office. The senate trials will determine if he would be removed from office or not.

Chisaedhor:


Can Falana write an article that will also impeach Buhari

livebyday:


Do not refer to me in this issue

You must be new here

I merely flagged your comment

Be warned

Nairaland has rules

Obey them

Blindersoff:


Trumps latest ratings

I deal with facts ONLY

Florida used to be core republican. Guess what, It is now tilting to democrats