Day in Impeachment: House Moves Articles to the Senate The House approved Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s choices for managers for the trial and has sent the two articles of impeachment to the Senate. Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 3:42 - 0:00 transcript Impeachment Highlights: House Initiates Impeachment Trial The House named the impeachment managers, held a floor vote and took part in a rarely used engrossment ceremony. “The House has passed H.Res.798, a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, president of the United States.” “Good morning, everyone. Today is an important day, because today is the day that we name the managers who go to the floor to pass the resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate. And later in the day when we have our engrossment, that we march those articles of impeachment to the United States Senate.” “I believe that they bring to this case and the United States Senate: great patriotism, great respect for the Constitution of the United States, great comfort level in a courtroom.” “This trial is necessary because President Trump gravely abused the power of his office.” “Back when this national nightmare began, Speaker Pelosi laid bare her intentions and purely partisan agenda.” “President Trump put his own personal interests above the national interests, above our national security. And if not stopped, he will do it again.” “This has nothing to do with the facts. The only real emergency here is that there’s a 2020 election in which the Democrats can’t stand to see the fact, this president is going to win again.” “Yeas are 228; the nays are 193. The resolution is adopted, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.” “Today, we will make history.” “For the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, president of the United States.” “The message will be received.” “The Senate is ready to receive the managers appointed by the House for the purpose of exhibiting articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, president of the United States. At the hour of 12 noon on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, the Senate will receive the managers on the part of the House of Representatives. This is a difficult time for our country. But this is precisely the kind of time for which the framers created the Senate. I’m confident this body can rise above short-termism and factional fever, and serve the long-term best interest of our nation. We can do this, and we must.” The House named the impeachment managers, held a floor vote and took part in a rarely used engrossment ceremony. Credit Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times The House has taken the final step in impeaching President Trump: It voted to approve the impeachment managers chosen by Ms. Pelosi and to send the two articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi named seven impeachment managers who will prosecute the case against Mr. Trump in the Senate. She and the managers held an engrossment ceremony, and the managers walked across the Capitol to deliver the charges.

Senators announced new rules on behavior and movement in the Capitol during the trial. They include restrictions that affect journalists and even conversations on the Senate floor. Here’s a rough schedule for the beginning of the trial and updates from developments on Thursday.

Jan. 15, 2020, 7:02 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 7:02 p.m. ET By Some Democrats should recuse themselves from the trial, a senator said. Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, called on the four senators seeking the Democratic nomination for president to recuse themselves from the trial because of “unparalleled political interest” in removing President Trump from office. The candidates, Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, are all expected to leave the campaign trail and take an oath to hear the case against Mr. Trump. “To participate in this trial would be a failure of the oath they took to be an ‘impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws,’” Ms. Blackburn said in a statement. “Their presidential ambitions prohibit their ability to view this trial through an objective lens.”

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Jan. 15, 2020, 6:03 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 6:03 p.m. ET By Inside the Senate, McConnell described the start of the trial. More than two dozen Democrats, but only two Republicans — Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, and Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota — were in the Senate chamber, awaiting the arrival of the managers and the articles. Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa and the Senate president pro tempore, was presiding. The managers walked in at 5:34 p.m., with Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, in the lead, followed by Representative Adam B. Schiff and others. They stood, hands clasped, in the back corner of the chamber. “Mr. President, a message from the House of Representatives,” the House clerk declared, before announcing the vote adopting the articles and appointing the managers. A Senate official marched toward Mr. Grassley to formally deliver the articles, and Mr. McConnell rose to announce a series of resolutions — agreed to by the consent of both parties — that will govern the opening days of the trial, which will begin in earnest on Tuesday. “This is a difficult time for our country, but this is precisely the kind of time for which the framers created the Senate,” Mr. McConnell said. “I’m confident this body can rise above the short term-ism and factional fever and serve the long-term best interests of our nation. We can do this and we must.”

Jan. 15, 2020, 5:41 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 5:41 p.m. ET By The articles reached the Senate. The managers arrived at the ornate entrance to the Senate, which is flanked on either side by paintings of senators: William B. Allison, who represented Iowa from 1873 to 1908, and Joseph T. Robinson, who represented Arkansas from 1913 to 1937. After marching solemnly from the other side of the Capitol, the managers stopped briefly before entering the Senate chamber. Once the majority leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, finished his remarks, the managers quickly left.

Jan. 15, 2020, 5:36 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 5:36 p.m. ET By The articles of impeachment were signed and certified. Image Speaker Nancy Pelosi signing the articles of impeachment Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Credit... Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California formally signed the articles of impeachment in an “engrossment ceremony,” before the seven lawmakers named as impeachment managers walked them across the Capitol to the Senate. Under a portrait of George Washington in the stately Rayburn Room in the Capitol, Ms. Pelosi signed the documents. Cheryl L. Johnson, the House clerk, certified the documents, known formally as an engrossed resolution. Ms. Pelosi was joined by the committee leaders who oversaw the impeachment inquiry and the impeachment managers as, in the speaker’s words, they “prepared to cross a very important threshold in American history.” “Today, we will make history,” Ms. Pelosi said, framing the impeachment articles as a defense of the Constitution. “As we make that history, we are making progress for the American people.” Those lawmakers flanked Ms. Pelosi as she used a number of pens to sign the resolution. Before the ceremony began shortly after 5:15 p.m., aides carefully adjusted the blue tablecloth where the documents were signed. A sign with the caucus’s hashtag for the moment — #DefendOurDemocracy — hung on the front of the table. Some lawmakers, including Representatives Madeleine Dean and Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania, and Jackie Speier of California, lined the walls to watch the ceremony. (Ms. Dean joined photographers to snap pictures of the unsigned articles and pens lined on silver dishes.) Once she finished signing, Ms. Pelosi then handed the pens to the lawmakers who surrounded her for the ceremony. Read more

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Jan. 15, 2020, 4:48 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 4:48 p.m. ET By Trump is of ‘two minds’ on trial witnesses, Rand Paul said. Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky and a frequent ally of President Trump, said the president was “of two minds” on whether he would like to see witnesses called in the Senate trial. “Like a lot of us are,” Mr. Paul said of the president’s divided views on witnesses. “I think he feels that he’s been unjustly accused, and would like to present his side of it.” But he said in an interview that the president also believed ending the trial quickly would be appealing. “I think it’s hard to sort of turn down the idea that we could have a motion to end this thing after opening arguments,” Mr. Paul said.

Jan. 15, 2020, 4:42 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 4:42 p.m. ET By Security was set up in the halls of the Capitol. Image Golden stanchions were set up in the Capitol rotunda. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times Golden stanchions with maroon velvet ropes were set up throughout the main hallway of the Capitol’s second floor as House managers prepared to march toward the Senate to deliver the articles of impeachment. Journalists — who are used to freely roaming the halls — will be required to stand behind the ropes as the formal procession passes by. The managers are expected to march two by two from the House chamber, through the Statuary Hall and the Rotunda and past the Old Senate Chamber, before arriving at the entrance to the Senate, where they will deliver the articles.

Jan. 15, 2020, 4:29 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 4:29 p.m. ET Just tuning in to impeachment? Here’s a primer on how the process works. Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 7:03 - 0:00 transcript How Does the Impeachment Process Work? Explosive testimony. News media frenzies. A trial in the Senate. Here is how impeachment works — and how it has played out in the past. “Impeachment by its nature, it’s a political process.” “What people think is going to happen can turn out to be very different from what happens.” “Because it has to do with elected officials holding another elected official to account for their conduct.” When the framers of the Constitution created a process to remove a president from office, they were well … kind of vague. So to understand how it’s going to play out, the past is really our best guide. “I think we’re just all in for a really crazy ride.” Collectively, these New York Times reporters have covered U.S. politics for over 150 years. “I’m also a drummer in a band, so …” They’ve reported on past impeachment inquiries. “Yea, I’m lost in Senate wonderland.” And they say that the three we’ve had so far have been full of twists and turns. “The president of the United States is not guilty as charged.” In short, expect the unexpected. First, the process. Impeachment is technically only the initial stage. “Common misconceptions about impeachment are that impeachment by itself means removal from office. It doesn’t. The impeachment part of the process is only the indictment that sets up a trial.” The Constitution describes offenses that are grounds for removing the president from office as bribery, treason and — “They say high crimes and misdemeanors, which, really, is in the eye of the beholder.” “The framers didn’t give us a guidebook to it. They simply said, that the House had the responsibility for impeachment and the Senate had the responsibility for the trial.” One of the things missing from the Constitution? How an impeachment inquiry should start. And that has generally been a source of drama. Basically, anything goes. “In fact, in the Andrew Johnson case they voted to impeach him without even having drafted the articles of impeachment.” For Richard Nixon, his case started with several investigations that led to public hearings. That part of the process went on for two years, and yielded revelation after revelation, connecting Nixon to a politically-motivated burglary at D.N.C. headquarters — “… located in the Watergate office building.” — and its subsequent cover-up. “Mr. Butterfield, are you aware of the installation of any listening devices in the Oval Office of the president?” “I was aware of listening devices. Yes, sir.” “This was a shocker. Everybody in the White House recognized how damaging this could be.” As the House drafted articles of impeachment, Nixon lost the support of his party. “O.K., I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.” “I was asked to write the farewell piece that ran the morning after Nixon resigned. And this is what I wrote: The central question is how a man who won so much could have lost so much.” So for Nixon, it more or less ended after the investigations. But for Bill Clinton, that phase was just the beginning. “This is the information.” An independent counsel’s investigation into his business dealings unexpectedly turned into a very public inquiry about his personal life. “The idea that a president of the United States was having an affair with a White House intern and then a federal prosecutor was looking at that, it was just extraordinary.” That investigation led to public hearings in the House Judiciary Committee. “When the Starr Report was being delivered to Congress it was a little bit like the O.J. chase, only a political one. There were two black cars. They were being filmed live on CNN. They were heading towards the Capitol. We were watching it and a little bit agog.” Public opinion is key. And the media plays a huge part in the process. This was definitely true for Clinton. “You know it was just a crazy time. We worked in the Senate press gallery.” “All your colleagues are kind of piled on top of each other.” “We had crummy computers, the fax machine would always break. The printer would always break.” After committee hearings, the House brought formal impeachment charges. “It was very tense. I thought that the Saturday of the impeachment vote in the House was one of the most tense days I’d experienced in Washington.” And it turned out, also, full of surprises. “The day of impeachment arrived, everyone’s making very impassioned speeches about whether Bill Clinton should or should not be impeached and Livingston rises to give an argument for the House Republicans. He started to talk about how Clinton could resign.” “You, sir, may resign your post.” “And all of a sudden people start booing and saying, ‘Resign, resign’!” “So I must set the example.” “He announced he was resigning because he had had extramarital affairs and challenged President Clinton to do the only honorable thing, in his view —” “I hope President Clinton will follow.” “— to resign as well, so there was all this drama unfolding even in the midst of impeachment.” Then it went to the Senate for trial. The Constitution gets a little more specific about this part. “The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is supposed to preside over that trial.” “Rehnquist, he showed up in this robe he had made for himself, which had gold stripes on the sleeves because he liked Gilbert and Sullivan.” “The Senate is the actual jury.” “You will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws. So help you, God.” “This is a copy of the rules of the Senate for handling impeachment. They’re actually very specific.” “Meet six days a week.” “Convene at noon. The senators have to sit at their desks and remain quiet in their role as jurors. And not talk, which trust me, is going to be a problem for some of the senators who are used to talking all the time.” It’s just like a courtroom trial. There are prosecutors who present the case against the president. “That was perjury.” Only, they’re members of the House, and they’re called managers. Then the senators, or the jurors, vote. And things are still, unpredictable. “The options are guilty or not guilty. But there was one senator —” “Arlen Specter, a moderate Republican from Pennsylvania.” “Under Scottish law, there are three possible verdicts: guilty, not guilty and not proved.” “— which is not a thing.” “And everybody just looks, you know, how do you even record that vote?” In the end, there were not enough votes to oust Clinton. “What’s amazing about this whole thing to me wasn’t so much the constitutional process. It was that it felt to me like the beginning of really intense partisanship, the weaponization of partisanship.” And here’s the thing: An impeachment charge has never gotten the two-thirds majority it needs in the Senate to actually oust a president from office. “So you could end up having a situation where the president is impeached, acquitted and runs for re-election and wins re-election.” And that would be a first. “This is my ticket to the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. I don’t think you’ll find these on StubHub.” Explosive testimony. News media frenzies. A trial in the Senate. Here is how impeachment works — and how it has played out in the past. Credit Credit... Photo illustration by Aaron Byrd

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Jan. 15, 2020, 3:26 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 3:26 p.m. ET C-SPAN’s president urged McConnell to allow the network’s cameras in the Senate for the trial. Image A videographer setting up lights in the Capitol rotunda on Wednesday. Credit... Erin Schaff/The New York Times The president of C-SPAN has urged Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, to allow the cable news organization to position one of its cameras inside the Senate chamber during the impeachment trial. Currently, the permanent cameras in the chamber are controlled by the Senate Recording Studio, which is operated by Senate employees. The video feed from those cameras is provided to C-SPAN, but the network does not control where the cameras are pointed. In her letter written in December but released Wednesday, Susan Swain, the president and co-chief executive of the network, wrote that the current situation gave viewers “a restricted view of the Senate floor debates.” She argued that the American public deserved “a more comprehensive view of the Senate trial.” Ms. Swain noted that Congress had in the past allowed C-SPAN-operated cameras inside the House chamber to cover events of significance such as the State of the Union address. “The historic nature of a Senate trial and the intense interest on the part of millions of Americans — and the world — argues for a similar approach in the Senate,” Ms. Swain wrote in the letter. The request is unlikely to be granted. The Senate has guarded its cameras and has very rarely allowed other cameras into the chamber. In a message posted on Wednesday to C-SPAN’s Twitter account, the network said, “Senate leaders say no decision has been made.” Read more

Jan. 15, 2020, 3:15 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 3:15 p.m. ET By Susan Collins credits herself and three colleagues for securing a vote on witnesses. Image “It’s important that we have an up or down vote on the issue of subpoenaing witnesses and documents,” said Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine. Credit... T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times Senator Susan Collins, a centrist Republican from Maine, confirmed on Wednesday that Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, will include language in the Senate impeachment rules allowing a vote on whether to subpoena witnesses or new documents in President Trump’s trial. Ms. Collins, who is facing a tough re-election challenge this year, has strongly suggested that she would vote to call witnesses, a step that Democrats have called crucial in light of Mr. Trump’s stonewalling of the impeachment inquiry, and that Mr. McConnell has resisted. Mr. McConnell had already indicated that he planned to allow such a vote, saying he would model the resolution governing Mr. Trump’s trial on the one that set the rules for President Bill Clinton’s 1999 proceeding, in which a vote on witnesses could come after opening arguments and a question-and-answer period. On Wednesday, Ms. Collins said Mr. McConnell agreed to leave open the possibility of witnesses because she and three other Republican colleagues — Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Mitt Romney of Utah — had insisted upon it in a series of private meetings she convened. “It’s important that we have an up-or-down vote on the issue of subpoenaing witnesses and documents, and I’ve worked very hard to get that included, with all my colleagues that I’ve mentioned, into the governing resolution,” she told reporters in the Capitol. Ms. Collins has come under heavy political pressure on the issue of impeachment, and has been outspoken about pressing for a fair trial. But she said her position is consistent with the one she took 21 years ago when the Senate was weighing Mr. Clinton’s fate. “I happen to believe in the oath, and I believe in precedent, and that’s why I’m doing it,” Ms. Collins said. Read more

Jan. 15, 2020, 2:56 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 2:56 p.m. ET By A Trump ally cast doubt on whether House Republicans would be on the president’s defense team. Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a Republican and close ally of President Trump, cast doubt on the prospect of any House Republicans being named to the official defense team for the Senate trial, telling reporters it was possible that some of Mr. Trump’s closest supporters on Capitol Hill would instead serve in a “consultant” role. Mr. Gaetz also lavished praise on the team of impeachment managers Ms. Pelosi named earlier in the day, calling them her “A team” and singling out Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York. But he added that he was confident Republicans would also employ their best and brightest in the president’s defense. A decision not to include some of the president’s most ardent defenders in the House would most likely appease a number of Republican senators like John Cornyn of Texas, who had urged the president not to let his defense team “infect the Senate trial with the circuslike atmosphere of the House.” “I think there would be an increased risk of doing that if you start inviting House members to come over to the Senate and try the case,” Mr. Cornyn had warned.

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Jan. 15, 2020, 1:59 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 1:59 p.m. ET By Trump officials predicted the trial would last less than two weeks. Senior administration officials on Wednesday said the House vote to approve the impeachment managers was long overdue and that it would be “extraordinarily unlikely” for the ensuing Senate trial, which they painted as an opportunity to “vindicate the president,” would take longer than two weeks. The duration of the trial is uncertain, however, but some Senate leaders have predicted it could last from three to five weeks. On a conference call with reporters that took place as Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor, senior administration officials projected confidence, calling theirs an “easy case” and said they did not expect the Senate to hear from any witnesses. They emphasized the White House position that the House was sending over weak articles of impeachment that show no crime or violation of any law. The officials, who declined to identify themselves for publication, spoke on a so-called background call, which are routinely held so that the administration can offer the White House perspective on events involving Mr. Trump. They also would not say whether or not they would add House Republican members to the impeachment defense team, or whether Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, might represent him in the trial. But they did not rule out calling witnesses like Hunter Biden and the still-anonymous whistle-blower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry if Democrats sought to haul in witnesses like John R. Bolton, the president’s former national security adviser who has said he would be willing to testify. The officials also implied that the White House would most likely seek to block Mr. Bolton from testifying if he were called as a witness. One official said it would be an “extraordinary situation” to have Mr. Bolton testifying about communications he had directly with the president about foreign policy issues. Read more

Jan. 15, 2020, 1:46 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 1:46 p.m. ET By House voted to send the impeachment articles to the Senate and to name the managers. The House of Representatives took its long-awaited action to send the Senate impeachment articles against President Trump, voting Wednesday afternoon to approve the House managers who will act as prosecutors in the case. The 223-198 vote fell largely along party lines, with only one Democrat joining all the Republicans in opposition, and sets up what will be a highly partisan trial. Representative Collin C. Peterson, Democrat of Minnesota, who voted against both impeachment articles last month, was the lone defector.

Jan. 15, 2020, 1:26 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 1:26 p.m. ET Pelosi took a swipe at Kevin McCarthy by noting a picture with Giuliani associates. Image Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, at a news conference last month. Credit... Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a not-so-subtle swipe at the House’s Republican leader as she argued Wednesday in favor of a final vote on sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate. During her remarks, Ms. Pelosi took note of documents released a day earlier from Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president’s lawyer, that offer new details about the pressure campaign on Ukraine that sparked the impeachment inquiry. Ms. Pelosi mentioned the documents and then added that Mr. Parnas had been “recently photographed with the Republican leader,” a reference to Representative Kevin McCarthy of California. News organizations on Tuesday published photographs from 2016 of Mr. McCarthy posing with Mr. Parnas and Igor Fruman, another associate of Mr. Giuliani. Mr. Parnas and Mr. Fruman have both been charged with criminal violations of campaign finance laws. The documents released Tuesday offer new details about the efforts by Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Parnas to pressure Ukraine about investigations that would benefit President Trump politically and to seek the ouster of the United States ambassador. Read more

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Jan. 15, 2020, 1:07 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 1:07 p.m. ET By Pelosi thanked a top G.O.P. lawmaker for apologizing for his ‘ridiculous comments’ about Democrats. As Ms. Pelosi began her speech on the House floor ahead of the vote to approve the impeachment managers and allow the articles of impeachment to move to the Senate chamber, she quickly and icily resurrected — and then put to bed — comments Representative Doug Collins of Georgia, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, made last week during a bitterly partisan dispute over whether to curtail President Trump’s war-making power in Iran. Mr. Collins had accused Democrats of “being in love with terrorists,” a claim he later apologized for. “Let me be clear: I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists,” he said. Stepping up the podium, Ms. Pelosi told Mr. Collins in a passing but stern sideswipe that she was glad he had walked the “ridiculous comments” back. “Thank you, we accept your apology, Mr. Collins,” she said.

Jan. 15, 2020, 1:03 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 1:03 p.m. ET By Trump talked and talked and talked as the House wrapped up impeachment. Image “They have a hoax going on over there — let’s take care of it,” President Trump said Wednesday at the White House. Credit... Pete Marovich for The New York Times As the impeachment process got underway on Capitol Hill, Mr. Trump seized an opportunity for counterprogramming. At a White House event for a signing ceremony of the first phase of a trade deal with China, Mr. Trump devoted the first 30 minutes to reading out the name of almost everyone in the room — and even some people who weren’t. “Where’s Rupert?” Mr. Trump asked at one point, a reference to the media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who was not on hand for the event. People close to Mr. Trump said that he had been reminded before the event that the impeachment proceedings would be taking place around the same time. He was offering counterprogramming, they said. But the reminder did seem to nag at him, and Mr. Trump couldn’t resist the topic of impeachment altogether. He denounced the process anew as a “hoax” and told House Republicans attending the event that if they needed to, they could be excused to rush across town to the Capitol to vote against naming the managers and advancing the charges to the Senate. “I’d rather have you voting than sitting here listening to me introduce you,” he said. “They have a hoax going on over there — let’s take care of it.” Read more

Jan. 15, 2020, 12:45 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 12:45 p.m. ET By Senate Republicans issued a rough schedule for the beginning of the trial. Image Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, arriving Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Credit... Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times With scant precedent to guide them and an icy relationship between the two chambers, the House and Senate have struggled this week to pin down precisely how and when the ceremonial handoff of articles will occur. Senate Republicans issued their own new guidance Wednesday morning, though it was subject to change. Here is a rundown on the latest, from a Republican leadership aide: A House delegation will deliver a message around 5 p.m. Eastern today that it has appointed managers to exhibit articles of impeachment. The Senate will then notify the House when it is ready to receive the managers, most likely setting a time for Thursday. If the managers come and try to present the articles themselves at this point, they could be turned away by the Senate.

As early as Thursday morning , the seven House managers will go into the Senate chamber and be led into the well, where they will read aloud the articles of impeachment.

Some time later, probably around 1 p.m. Thursday , Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. will travel from the Supreme Court to the Senate, where he will preside over the trial. Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa and the president pro tempore, will administer an oath to do “impartial justice” to Justice Roberts. The chief justice will then administer the same oath to all 100 senators.

Sometime thereafter , Senate rules dictate that President Trump must be summoned and given time to answer the charges against him. This answer would likely take written form and could take several days.

The Senate is then expected to break for the holiday weekend and reconvene on Tuesday, when the trial will begin in earnest.

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Jan. 15, 2020, 12:29 p.m. ET Jan. 15, 2020, 12:29 p.m. ET By ‘He will be held accountable,’ Pelosi said. Image “He has been impeached forever. They can never erase that,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Credit... Erin Schaff/The New York Times In her news conference announcing the House managers, Ms. Pelosi said she remains confident in what she described as a “strong case” against the president. “What is at stake here is the Constitution of the United States,” she said. “This is what impeachment is about. The president violated his oath of office, undermined our national security, jeopardized the integrity of our elections, tried to use the appropriations process as his private ATM machine.” She added: “He will be held accountable. He has been held accountable. He has been impeached. He has been impeached forever. They can never erase that.” After her news conference, the White House press secretary criticized the impeachment inquiry in general and Ms. Pelosi individually. Read more