January 17, 2020 7:00am by David Farrar

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump

The third ever impeachment trial of a US President is about to commence. Here’s some key aspects:

House on Thursday (NZT) approved sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate by 228 to 193
The prosecution will be led by seven managers from the House. They are Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House intelligence committee, Jerrold Nadler, head of the House judiciary committee; Hakeem Jeffries of New York; Zoe Lofgren of California; Jason Crow of Colorado; Val Demings of Florida; and Sylvia Garcia of Texas.
Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, will preside over the trial, instead of the Vice-President who normally presides over the Senate. He will be sworn in on Friday
Trial will begin Wednesday (NZT)
Trial will last at least a week, possibly several
51 votes will decide if any witnesses will be called, and unclear at this side which way that would go
A two thirds majority needed to convict and remove from office, which is 67 out of 100