Former US President DonaldTrump is the only one in the history of US who is impeached twice. Now hisimpeachment process is delayed until early February as per the agreementbetween Republican and Democrats in the senate.
Senate Majority leader ofUS, Chuck Schumer said, "The Senate will conduct a trial of theimpeachment of Donald Trump. It will be a full trial. It will be a fair trial."It will now allow Trump's lawyers to prepare his defence because arguments willnot begin until February 8.
Trump has been charged forinciting the insurrection or in the case of US Capitol unrest on January 6. Nowthe House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment to theSenate on Monday.
Republicans wanted to pushthe dates of impeachment trial to mid February, however their request wasdenied by the democrats. They wanted to push the dates so that it would havegiven Trump much time to prepare for his defence.
Moreover, if the trial wasextended until mid February, the Jan 6 insurrection attempt would have recededfrom the minds of general public, as per experts.
"Senate Republicans arestrongly united behind the principle that the institution of the Senate, theoffice of the presidency, and former President Trump himself, all deserve afull and fair process that respects his rights and the serious factual, legal,and constitutional questions at stake," the senate minority leader Mitch McConnellsaid.
Now the current timeline isa compromise between both but the spokesperson of McConnell termed it a"win for due process and fairness."