Washington, Jan. 16 -- Articles of impeachment against Donald Trump were sent to the Republican-majority Senate, nearly a month after the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted to charge the US President with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

The seven "impeachment managers" -- Democrats Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler, Hakeem Jeffries, Zoe Lofgren, Val Demings, Jason Crow and Silvia Garcia -- appointed earlier on Wednesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to prosecute the case carried the documents across the Capitol to the Senate on Wednesday night, reports Efe news.

The Senate majority leader, Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, invited the managers to return to the chamber at 12 p.m. on Thursday to read the articles ...