According to the U.S. Constitution, the chief justice serve as the presiding officer. Senators will ultimately render the verdict.
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES
Prior to Roberts and senators being sworn in, House impeachment managers, all Democratic lawmakers, came to the Republican-run Senate at noontime on Thursday and formally read the two articles of impeachment accusing Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
"With the permission of the Senate, I will now read the articles of impeachment," said lead manager Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, on the Senate floor.
"House Resolution 755 Impeaching Donald John Trump, president of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors," Schiff began, reading the nine-page impeachment document.
The first impeachment article accuses Trump, by using the powers of his high office, solicited the interference of a foreign government, Ukraine, in the 2020 U.S. presidential election to his advantage.
Proceeding to the second article on obstruction of Congress, Schiff said the White House directed former and current administration officials not to cooperate with House committees. and as a result, nine officials have defied House subpoenas.
"This abuse of office served to cover up the president's own repeated misconduct and to seize and control the power of impeachment - and thus to nullify a vital constitutional safeguard vested solely in the House of Representatives," Schiff said.
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