The historic Senate impeachment trial of President Trump has officially convened.

The hour of 12 noon having arrived and a corn being present, the sergeant and

arms will present the managers on the part of the House of Representatives.

I announced the presence of the managers on the part of the House of Representatives

to conduct proceedings on behalf of the House concerning the impeachment of Donald John

Trump, President of the United States.

Of course, there was much ritual and ceremony in that formal beginning of the trial.

The group of seven House impeachment managers, those are the lawmakers chosen by Speaker

Nancy Pelosi to act as prosecutors for the House Democrats in the trial, arrived at the

Senate to present the two charges against Trump, one of abuse of power and the other obstruction

of Congress.

The senators sat at their desks in silence, as the rules say they're commanded to do,

on quote, pain of imprisonment.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff read the resolution and articles of

impeachment allowed House resolutions 798, appointing and authorizing managers for the

impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States.

And though Chief Justice John Roberts and the senators were sworn in Thursday, Senate

majority leader Mitch McConnell has said the trial will get underway in earnest next week.

So when the trial does get rolling Tuesday, what should we expect from the process?

Where's their room for things to change or get thrown off course?

How do new revelations factor into the trial and is the final outcome actually as inevitable

as it seems?

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