Daily Senate Schedule for Tuesday, January 21, 2020 and Pro Forma Date

Origins and Development, The Senate's Impeachment Role

Impeachment

If a federal official commits a crime or otherwise acts improperly, the House of Representatives may impeach — formally charge — that official. If the official subsequently is convicted in a Senate impeachment trial, he is removed from office.

Origins and Development

The Senate's Impeachment Role

Constitutional Authority   Article I, section 2, clause 5   Article I, section 3, clause 6 & 7
            Impeachment and Removal (CRS) (pdf)
            Impeachment and the Constitution (CRS) (pdf)

Grounds for Impeachment

Article II, section 4

Impeachment Grounds: A Selection of Collected Materials (CRS) (pdf)

Impeachment Grounds: Part 2: Selected Constitutional Convention Materials (CRS) (pdf)

Process and Rules

The First Impeachment January 14, 1799

Senate Impeachment Trial Powers Upheld Jan 13, 1993

The Impeachment Process: An Interview with Senate Parliamentarian Floyd M. Riddick (pdf)

Impeachment Trials in the Senate

Cabinet Members

War Secretary's Impeachment Trial May, 1876

Judicial Impeachments

Senate tries Supreme Court Justice Nov 30, 1804

Presidential Impeachment

Andrew Johnson

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: President of the United States

The Senate Votes on Presidential Impeachment May 16, 1868

”Scene from the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. . .”

William Jefferson Clinton

Senate Publications Related to the Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton (GPO-govInfo) (pdf)

Donald John Trump

Senate Publications Related to the Impeachment of Donald John Trump (GPO-govInfo)

COALITION LETTER TO SENATE LEADERS ON PROPOSED PRESS ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

January 17, 2020

The Honorable Mitch McConnell

Majority Leader, United States Senate

317 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

The Honorable Charles E. Schumer

Minority Leader, United States Senate

322 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Re: Restrictions on press access during Senate impeachment trial

On behalf of a coalition of undersigned organizations dedicated to government transparency and the First Amendment, we write today regarding a proposed plan that would place unprecedented restrictions on the press seeking to inform the public about the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump.

The proposal – reported by multiple media outlets but not published online by the Senate for public inspection – would reportedly

restrict the movements of the press to a “pen,” install a 1 magnetometer, and limit journalists from using electronic devices to report on the trial from the gallery.

We share the concerns f the Standing Committee of Correspondents and press freedom 2 organizations and vigorously object to these proposed restrictions.

The Senate should abandon installing magnetometers and embrace the affordances of modern technology to empower journalists to inform the hundreds of millions of Americans distributed across our union about a matter of the greatest public interest in this young millennium.

In the 225 years since the Senate opened public galleries, the arc of public access to its proceedings has bent towards openness, despite attempts by some to restrict the rights of the people to know what our representatives were doing on our behalf.

In fact, for six years after it first convened in 1789, the Senate was deliberately opaque. While the nation’s “greatest deliberative body” published a weekly journal with a list of votes and summary of activity, the public were unable to enter the chamber and view the proceedings.

Editor's Note: Continue to read the letter at: https://www.aclu.org/letter/coalition-letter-senate-leaders-proposed-press-access-restrictions

Below, Impeachment Ticket by Philp and Solomons, Paper, 1868-05-02, Overall measurement: Height: 2.88 inches (7.3 cm), Width: 4.75 inches (12.1 cm); Cat. no. 16.00059.001

The Senate will next convene at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 21 after standing in adjournment at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16.

The Senate will conduct a Pro Forma session on Friday, January 17 at 2:00 p.m. Impeachment ticket for Pres. Johnson

12:3o p.m.

Following the Leaders’ remarks, the Senate will stand in recess subject to the Call of the Chair.

1:0o p.m.

The Senate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment, will resume consideration of the articles of impeachment.

Senators will be notified when VOTES are scheduled.

The president may have until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2020, to file his answer with the Secretary of the Senate, which will be spread upon the Journal.

The House of Representatives will have until 12:00 noon on Monday, January 20, 2020, to file its replication with the Secretary of the Senate.

If the House of Representatives wishes to file a trial brief, it must be filed with the Secretary of the Senate by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2020.

If the president wishes to file a trial brief, it must be filed with the secretary of the Senate by 12:00 noon on Monday, January 20, 2020.

If the House wishes to file a rebuttal brief, must be filed with the Secretary of the Senate by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

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