Trump's impeachment trial to begin in 2nd week of Feb

Donald Trump's US Senate trial will begin in the second week of February, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday. The Senate leaders struck a deal to delay the substantive portion of the trial for two weeks so that the chamber may conduct other critical business, including confirmation of President Joe Biden's cabinet nominees. The House of Representatives impeached Trump for a historic second time on January 13, just one week before he left office. Members will deliberate whether to convict Trump on what the US Constitution describes as "high crimes and misdemeanors" for his incitement of Capitol Hill violence.