The US House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday to send articles of impeachment it previously approved against Donald Trump to the Senate, where a contentious trial is expected to begin shortly after.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the announcement during a closed-door huddle with Democrats on Capitol Hill, while declining to name who would serve as impeachment managers throughout the Senate trial.
The announcement comes after Ms Pelosi told reporters during a press conference last week that she would transmit the articles “when I’m ready”, adding: “We want to see what they’re willing to do and the manner in which they’re willing to do it.”
The House Speaker has repeatedly insisted on Senate Republican leadership providing details about the trial procedures, including what witnesses would be called to testify surrounding the president’s dealings with Ukraine.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last week, Ms Pelosi wrote: “As I said right from the start, we need to see the arena in which we are sending our managers. Is that too much to ask?”
The Senate majority leader told CNN in response to the House speaker’s demands: “No, we aren’t going to do that.”
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An impeachment inquiry was initially sparked after a whistleblower filed a complaint about Mr Trump’s 25 July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The president was accused of withholding crucial military aid to the country as it fought a war with Russia, while demanding political investigations into one of his 2020 rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden.
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