Senate impeachment trial is expected. How it will work is very uncertain
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans on Sunday publicly diverged over how to conduct the expected impeachment trial of President Trump, with some calling for allegations against him to be summarily quashed and others advocating a lengthier process that would include summoning witnesses for fresh testimony.
Key Democrats in the House of Representatives, meanwhile, insisted that Trump's all-but-certain acquittal in the Senate would not brand as a failure the House proceedings against the president. The House is expected to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump, with the resolution likely to pass on an almost entirely party-line vote.
The House Judiciary Committee last week approved two articles of impeachment against Trump, for abuse of power
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