WASHINGTON \u2014 House Democrats will lay out the case for convicting former President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday as the Senate forges ahead with what could well become the fastest presidential impeachment trial in history.<\/p>\n

After a compact debate on Tuesday over the constitutionality of the proceeding, senators narrowly voted to move ahead with the trial to decide whether Mr. Trump is guilty of inciting a deadly mob of his supporters to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n

The central question facing lawmakers on Tuesday was whether a former president could be tried by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors. By a 56-to-44 vote, senators found that the body did have jurisdiction to do so.<\/p>\n

The Senate will convene again at noon Wednesday.<\/p>\n

How quickly will this go?<\/h2>\n

Under the rules agreed to by both sides, the prosecution and defense each have up to 16 hours to present their cases.<\/p>\n

Both the House managers, led by Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Mr. Trump\u2019s defense lawyers will be limited to eight hours on any given day of the trial.<\/p>\n

Neither side is expected to fully use the allotted time, as both parties appear eager to conclude the proceedings as quickly as possible, particularly given that Mr. Trump seems headed toward an all but certain acquittal.<\/p>\n

The Trump Impeachment \u203a<\/h3>\n

What You Need to Know<\/h4>\n

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  • A trial is being held to decide whether former President Donald J. Trump is guilty of\u00a0inciting a deadly mob\u00a0of his supporters when they\u00a0stormed the Capitol\u00a0on Jan. 6, violently breaching security measures and sending lawmakers into hiding\u00a0as they met to certify President Biden\u2019s victory.<\/li>\n
  • The House\u00a0voted 232 to 197\u00a0to approve a single article of\u00a0impeachment, accusing Mr. Trump of \u201cinciting violence against the government of the United States\u201d in his quest to overturn the election results. Ten Republicans joined the Democrats in voting to impeach him.<\/li>\n
  • To convict\u00a0Mr. Trump,\u00a0the Senate would need a two-thirds majority\u00a0to be in agreement. This means at least 17 Republican senators would have to vote with Senate Democrats to convict.<\/li>\n
  • A conviction seems unlikely. Last month,\u00a0only five Republicans\u00a0in the Senate sided with Democrats in beating back a Republican attempt to dismiss the charges because Mr. Trump is no longer in office. Only 27 senators say they are undecided\u00a0about whether to convict Mr. Trump.<\/li>\n
  • If the Senate convicts Mr. Trump, finding him guilty of \u201cinciting violence against the government of the United States,\u201d senators could then vote on whether to bar him from holding future office. That vote would only require a simple majority, and if it came down to party lines, Democrats would prevail with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tiebreaking vote.<\/li>\n
  • If the\u00a0Senate does not convict\u00a0Mr. Trump, the former president could be eligible to run for public office once again. Public opinion surveys show that he remains by far the most popular national figure in the Republican Party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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