[Breaking] US Senate Votes on Constitutionality of Trump Impeachment Trial

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] The U.S. Senate has concluded with a vote that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional. The impeachment trial of former President Trump has now entered the full hearing phase.

According to foreign media including CNN, on the 9th (local time), the U.S. Senate voted that the impeachment trial of former President Trump is constitutional. Following objections from some Republican senators who argued that the impeachment trial of the former president, who has already left office, was unconstitutional, the Senate held a vote on whether the trial complies with the Constitution, resulting in 56 votes in favor and 44 against, concluding that it is constitutional.