We scoured the Internet to get an idea of some of the weirdest questions out there about impeachment. Washington correspondent Christal Hayes has the answers:
The Constitution stipulates that, if any federal official commits"high crimes or misdemeanors," the House of Representatives is empowered to impeach – formally charge – that official. The House voted Wednesday afternoon to formally send the impeachment charges against Trump to the Senate.
Trump's fate sits with the Senate, where a conviction would mean removal from office. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named seven House members to serve as"managers," essentially prosecutors, for the trial.Why do they say,"hear ye, hear ye" and use old English during impeachment proceedings? Senate rules are explicit in providing details for an impeachment trial. The trial will begin with the proclamation “Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! All persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment, while the Senate of the United States is sitting for the trial of the articles of impeachment." Translation: Be quiet and pay attention.
After the House managers brought the articles of impeachment to the Senate, the Supreme Court's chief justice was summoned to the Senate. The Supreme Court is right across the street from the Capitol, but plans call for Roberts to go by car to the trial each day, escorted by a court security detail, a court spokesperson said. On Thursday, four senators escorted him into the Senate chamber, where Roberts took an oath before administering an oath to the assembled senators.
Roberts will have a tight but manageable schedule. Oral arguments are scheduled next Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, then no more are set until late February. And the trial won't start until 1 p.m. each day.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used scores of pens to sign her name on the impeachment articles. Using multiple pens for signing important U.S. documents is nothing new. The pens are given out as keepsakes for historic events.
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