House Transmits Article Of Impeachment Against Trump To Senate

At about 7 p.m. ET Monday, House impeachment managers delivered to the Senate an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump, a move that prompts preparations for a historic trial.

The formal step comes just over a year after the House last transmitted an impeachment measure against Trump to the upper chamber. The latest rebuke alleges that the former president incited the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

On Tuesday, U.S. senators, who act as jurors in an impeachment trial, will be sworn in.

The trial itself will begin on Feb. 9, giving the nine House impeachment managers and Trump's defense team two weeks to file briefs and finalize their legal preparations.

An aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the delay will ensure Trump has due process.