Senators will vote on amendments Friday night and then adjourn until Monday morning, when closing arguments will begin. A vote on whether to acquit the President is now scheduled to come Wednesday. The State of the Union address is scheduled for Tuesday.
Trump aides had once viewed the annual State of the Union address as an opportunity to walk onto House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's turf following the vindication of a Senate acquittal. Senate Republicans blocked a vote to hear witnesses Friday evening, marking the beginning of the end of the impeachment trial.
For nearly the entire length of the President's impeachment trial, his aides have viewed the State of the Union address as a pivotal moment they hoped would present an opportunity for vindication.As Pelosi resisted transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate, White House officials speculated she was attempting the draw out the proceedings to prevent Trump from delivering the annual address as an acquitted President rather than one still weathering a trial.
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