CNN News:美国众议院向参议院正式提交特朗普弹劾案

We're starting with a look at the U.S. Senate's upcoming impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump.
Earlier this month, the House of Representatives voted 232 to 197 to charge the president with incitement of insurrection. His critics say his statements at a rally on January 6th encouraged the violence that later took place at the U.S. Capitol building. The former president and his supporters say he only called for a peaceful and patriotic protest.
The House charges were formally presented to the Senate on Monday. Senators are set to be sworn in as jurors on Tuesday. The trial itself will begin on February 9th and afterward, the Senate will vote on whether to acquit or convict the former president. The votes of 67 Senators or 2/3 of the chamber are required to find the president guilty.

Anything less than that means a leader is not guilty. A complication in all of this is that former President Trump is no longer in office. His term officially ended at noon on January 20th in accordance with the 20th Amendment to the Constitution. Some legal experts say it's unconstitutional to convict a former president who's already left office.
Others say it is legal for the Senate to try the former president and potentially disqualify him from running for office again. As far as its make up is concerned, the Senate is split along party lines with 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans who will be considering the case for the Republican former president. In the meantime, the Senate is holding confirmation hearings and votes for the cabinet nominees of newly inaugurated President Joe Biden. This is part of the chamber's constitutional requirement to provide advice and consent to the president.