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In the trial, nine House Democrats will serve as impeachment managers to prosecute the case against Trump, and senators will serve as jurors. A conviction requires a two-thirds majority vote: 67 senators if all 100 are present.
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland will be the lead impeachment manager. The others are Reps. Ted Lieu and Eric Swalwell of California, Diana DeGette and Joe Neguse of Colorado, Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Joaquin Castro of Texas, and Stacey Plaskett of the US Virgin Islands.
Butch Bowers, an attorney from South Carolina, is set to defend Trump. Bowers has extensive experience in governmental and election law, having served as counsel for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford when he was threatened with impeachment in 2009.
