WASHINGTON- On Sunday, Republican Senator John Kennedy said that there were no real rules on how the impeachment trial should be run by the U.S. Senate. Being a frequent defender of U.S. President Donald Trump, he also said that the chamber could choose to hear evidence and witnesses.
According to Kennedy, the rule with impeachment is that there are virtually no substantive rules as a result of which the Senate could take several steps like possibly forming a committee to hear the case’s evidence.
This month, the House of Representatives led by Democrats impeached Trump on two counts- abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. This stemmed from Trump’s effort to involve Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, a leading 2020 presidential race contender.
The Senate which is mostly comprised of Republicans is to hold the impeachment trial early next year and there are no detailed guidelines on the process in the Constitution.
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