Former US President Donald Trump is being put on trial by lawmakers for allegedly inciting a riot at the US Capitol, as was reported by BBC.
Last month, Mr Trump became the first president in US history to be charged with misconduct - or impeached - twice by the lower chamber of Congress. Trump now faces a trial in the Senate, which shall decide whether to convict or clear Mr Trump of the charges. This is an unprecedented moment for the US, which has never put an impeached president on trial after they had left office. However, impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon were ended when he quit in 1974. Therefore, Mr Trump could take his case to the Supreme Court, claiming his trial was unconstitutional. Some lower ranked officials have been impeached after leaving office.
The trial begins on Tuesday, February 9, with a four-hour debate on whether the proceedings are unconstitutional because Trump is no longer president. A vote will then be held on the issue.
From Wednesday at noon, each side will be given 16 hours to make their arguments. After that, the senators will have 4 hours for questions. When all the speeches and discussions are over, the Senate shall vote whether to convict Donald Trump. The process will take at least a week. Trump has already said he won't address the Senate.
It's worth noting that the Senate's two-thirds majority must back a guilty verdict to convict DonaldTrump. If Mr Trump is convicted, senators could also vote to bar him from ever holding public office again.