The House is set to vote Wednesday afternoon to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate.
, where opening arguments are expected Tuesday in only the third impeachment trial of a president in history.
After receiving the articles, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Senate will complete"housekeeping" measures, including swearing in senators and bringing over Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts to preside. McConnell said the trial would likely begin Tuesday.
A two-thirds majority of the Senate would be required to convict Trump, which is considered unlikely because Republicans outnumber Democrats 53 to 47 in the Senate. But a simple majority will settle contentious issues such as whether to subpoena witnesses or documents for new information.
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