LIVEBLOG: Senators Sworn In For Impeachment Trial

January 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Escorted by U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger (R), U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts arrives at the U.S. Capitol January 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Senate is ... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Escorted by U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger (R), U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts arrives at the U.S. Capitol January 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Senate is beginning pre-trial impeachment proceedings today. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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January 16, 2020

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in just after 2 p.m. ET to preside over the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. After being sworn in himself, Roberts swore in the senators to serve as jurors in the trial. Follow along below, and refresh this page for updates.

What To Expect

  • Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in to preside over the trial. He swore in the senators to serve as jurors.
  • House impeachment managers read the articles aloud on the Senate floor around noon ET.
  • The Senate trial is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in just after 2 p.m. ET to preside over the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. After being sworn in himself, Roberts swore in the senators to serve as jurors in the trial. Follow along below, and refresh this page for updates.

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  1. I wonder what level of horse sedative they needed to keep Trump from exploding.

    I’ll put good money on that he doesn’t even know about the Parnas docs yet. I refuse to believe that he has nothing to say about those.

  2. Avatar for dave48 dave48 says:

    My guess is that this trial will have a lot of surprises. Having the Parnas docs released to the press yesterday was probably just a preview. As Josh Marshall commented a few weeks ago, it’s the Senate Republicans, not Trump, who are on trial here. As more and more evidence gets dumped on them proving Trump’s obvious guilt, we can all watch them squirm while trying to ignore it.

    It should be very entertaining indeed to see just how much of this Republicans can take.

  3. And word on the street is, that which we saw last night was only the tip of the iceberg.

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