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Nancy Pelosi signing the article of impeachment Senator Chuck Grassley administers the oath of office to President pro tempore Patrick Leahy. Senators taking oath Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 of the U.S. Constitution states that "The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments."
President pro tempore Patrick Leahy presides over the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States (in office from 2017 to 2021), began on February 9, 2021, and concluded with his acquittal on February 13.
Patrick Joseph Leahy OBE (/ ˈ l eɪ h i / LAY-hee; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party , he also was the president pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2012 to 2015 and from 2021 to 2023.
Patrick Leahy of Vermont is president pro tempore of the Senate, meaning he is empowered to preside over Senate sessions in the absence of Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial after senators considered calling witnesses in the trial. Trump acquitted, confusion over witnesses: Top ...
The chamber's longest serving Democrat will preside over the impeachment trial, which began Tuesday afternoon. Leahy promises 'fairness to all' in presiding over impeachment trial Skip to main content
President pro tempore Patrick Leahy presided over the second impeachment of Donald Trump in 2021. The Chief Justice of the United States had presided over all previous presidential impeachment trials, as prescribed by the Constitution, but in this case Trump was no longer a sitting president when the trial began. [21]
David Carle, Leahy’s press secretary, did not disclose the specifics of the 80-year-old senator’s condition, only saying he “was not feeling” after returning to his office from the trial.