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Sen. Schumer Speaks with April Ryan on Moving Forward in Senate

April Ryan
December 19, 2019

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after saying on the floor that he wants to call top White House officials to testify for the Senate trial, which is set to start next year if the House impeaches President Donald Trump this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

While Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is speaking from the Senate floor, Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks with AURN White House Correspondent April Ryan on the way forward on the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump.

The impeachment of a president is a solemn and serious moment for our country.

At the start of a trial in the Senate, all senators will swear an oath to render impartial justice.

The American people deserve that the Senate conduct a full and fair trial.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 19, 2019

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan‘s White House Report:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles as she holds the gavel as the House votes on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump by the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan