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  U.S. Senate Sen Schumer on Impeachment Trial Timeline  CSPAN  January 22, 2021 8:35pm-8:39pm EST

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oak, and america has risen to the challenge. announcer: view joe biden's inaugural speech and amanda gorman's moving poem, followed by joe biden white house -- joe biden's white house arrival, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and again at midnight on c-span, on demand that c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer: house democrats plan to send an article of impeachment to the senate monday, charging former president trump within citing the january 6 riot at the u.s. capitol. the senate majority leader, chuck shumer, announced the timeline for the senate trial. >> we have made good progress in the impeachment trial of donald trump it would for the information of all senators, the house managers will come to read the article of impeachment at
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7:00 p.m. on monday, january 25th. members will then be sworn in the next day, tuesday, january 26th. after that, both the house managers and the defense will have time to draft their legal briefs, just as they did in previous trials. during that time, the senate will continue to do other business for the american people, such as cabinet nominations and a covid relief bill, which will provide relief for millions of americans, who are suffering during this pandemic. then, once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties will commence the week of february 8. the january 6 insurrection at the capitol, incited by donald j. trump, was a date on of us will ever forget -- a day none
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of us will ever forget. we all want to put this awful chapter in our nations history behind us. -- nation's history behind us. but healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability, and that is what this trial will provide. ♪ announcer: c-span's washington journal, every day, taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and discussing policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, american university history professor, and lichtman, discussing the benefits offered to u.s. presidents. then max stier come on challenges facing the biden administration, -- then max stier, on challenges facing the biden administration. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, comments, text messages, and to -- and
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tweets. announcer: biden nominees, gina raimondo and denis mcdonough, will be on capitol hill next week for their confirmation hearings. tuesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, gina raimondo, commerce secretary nominee, testifies before the senate commerce committee. wednesday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, former white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough, monai did for secretary of veterans affairs, testifies before the senate affairs committee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span, on demand that c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app -- at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer: next, a conversation about the impact of former president trump on the republican party and potential 2024 gop presidential candidates. michael barone is a senior political analyst for the washington examiner. he was interviewed by hudson institute