WASHINGTON (AP)- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be sending the article of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Monday which will begin the investigation of insurrection over the Capitol riot. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says it will be a full, fair trial.

Donald Trump is the first president to be impeached twice and is the only president to be impeached after leaving office. The Senate will soon be tasked with the impeachment trial and also approving of Biden's cabinet members. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says Republicans want a full and fair trial as well, many saying a trial is needed before the country and lawmakers can move on.

McConnell proposed an extended timeline in which the president't team will have two weeks to file briefs with arguments beginning mid-February. Trump has begun to hire his defense team with Butch Bowers representing him. Bowers has served as counsel to Nikki Haley and Mark Sanford.

Pelosi noted that Trump's second impeachment is for a very public insurrection that everyone watched on national television. Democrats will need the support of 17 Republicans to convict Trump. A handful of these senators have already said they are open to conviction.

“I guess the public record is your television screen,” Graham said. “So, I don’t see why this would take a long time.”

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