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Impeachment: Senate receives Trump indictment, trial to begin

Democratic President of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, January 14, 2020 at the Capitol in Washington.

After weeks of waiting, the House of Representatives will vote Wednesday to send the Senate the indictment it has retained against Donald Trump, the last step before the start of the trial for the removal of the Republican President.

It must first announce at 10:00 am (3:00 pm GMT) who are the "designated prosecutors", these elected Democrats of the House charged initially with crossing the Capitol to bring the indictment to the upper house.

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