Donald Trump’s impeachment articles will be sent to Senators today in a procession through the Capitol
DEMOCRATS will fire the starting gun on Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial today with a bizarre procession through Congress.
The House of Representatives will vote to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate, and then officials will march across the the US Capitol building to deliver the papers by hand.
It ends months of uncertainty over whether the president's opponents will press ahead with the bombshell trial - which could serve only to help his re-election in November.
First, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has to name her impeachment "managers" - members of the House who will lead the "prosecution" on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress.
According to arcane rules, the House votes then notifies the upper chamber it has appointed managers, and the Senate responds it is ready to receive them and "exhibit the articles of impeachment".
The chairmen of four House committees demanded full disclosure from the White House, saying: “There cannot be a full and fair trial in the Senate without the documents that President Trump is refusing to provide to Congress.”
Ms Pelosi said announcing today's historic vote: “The American people deserve the truth, and the Constitution demands a trial.
“The president and the Senators will be held accountable.”
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