It's Wednesday, January 29th.

Welcome to Schim this.

We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why

they matter.

Back at the US Senate, lawmakers are spending the day passing notes to each other, and

Chief Justice John Roberts is taking them and reading them out loud to the class.

Turns out this is all just part of the very mystifying process that we call impeachment.

Also on today's show, someone got their report card and let's just say there's lots of

room for improvement.

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Yesterday, White House lawyers wrapped up opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial

of President Trump.

Now, it's the Senator's slash sort of the jury's turn.

So remember, this trial is anything but normal.

Instead of like a regular trial with 12 jurors randomly selected from a jury pool, this

one has all 100 members of the entire Senate.

The impeachment trial rules that senators voted on are pretty strict, but senators have

scurried those rules.

For example, one rule states that senators have to be engaged in the trial from start to

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