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Leahy was the presiding officer at Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, becoming the first senator to preside over a former president's impeachment trial. In 2023, Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport was renamed after him.
Nancy Pelosi signing the article of impeachment Senator Chuck Grassley administers the oath of office to President pro tempore Patrick Leahy. Senators taking oath Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 of the U.S. Constitution states that "The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments."
Patrick Leahy of Vermont is president pro tempore of the Senate, meaning he is empowered to preside over Senate sessions in the absence of Vice President Kamala Harris.
President pro tempore Patrick Leahy presides over the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States (in office from 2017 to 2021), began on February 9, 2021, and concluded with his acquittal on February 13.
The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial after senators considered calling witnesses in the trial. Trump acquitted, confusion over witnesses: Top ...
Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the longest-serving member of the Senate, said Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022 to the seat he has held for eight terms. First elected to the ...
In previous impeachment proceedings, only one senator had ever voted to convict a president of their own party. This time, seven Republican senators found Trump guilty, making it the most bipartisan impeachment trial. As Trump was no longer president, the president pro tempore of the Senate Patrick Leahy presided over Trump's second trial. As ...
David Carle, Leahy’s press secretary, did not disclose the specifics of the 80-year-old senator’s condition, only saying he “was not feeling” after returning to his office from the trial.