Biden Era to Open in Trump’s Shadow as Agenda and Trial Converge
- Senate trial of Trump won’t happen before inauguration
- Lingering trial likely to delay Biden nominees and agenda
Joe Biden
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Joe Biden’s hope of turning the page on a chaotic chapter in American history with his Jan. 20 inauguration dissolved on Wednesday, with his own party’s efforts to punish Donald Trump poised to drag on through the earliest days of the new president’s administration.
Instead of shifting to Biden’s agenda and confirming his nominees for dozens of key positions, the Senate may be preparing to hold a trial for his predecessor after the House impeached Trump on Wednesday, making him the first U.S. president to suffer the rebuke twice.