Explainer: Why is President Donald Trump on trial in the U.S. Senate?


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to Davos, Switzerland, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, after he was formally charged by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Dec. 18 with "high crimes and misdemeanours."

The Republican president, who is expected to be acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate, says he is innocent of the charges.

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