Trump's Senate impeachment trial formally begins

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• The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump formally began on Thursday when the House impeachment prosecutors presented the articles of impeachment to the Senate. 
• Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead prosecutor and chair of the House Intelligence Committee, read aloud the articles of impeachment to senators gathered on the Senate floor.
• On Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court's chief justice, John Roberts, is scheduled to administer an oath to all 100 senators, requiring them to swear to deliver "impartial justice" as jurors in the trial. 
• The trial will officially resume on Tuesday, after lawmakers are given the day off on Monday to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 
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The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump formally began on Thursday when the seven House impeachment prosecutors presented the articles of impeachment to the Senate. 

Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead prosecutor and chair of the House Intelligence Committee, read aloud the articles of impeachment to senators gathered on the Senate floor.

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