Biden not worried about inauguration, impeachment

(11 Jan 2021) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4305612 President-elect Joe Biden says he's not worried about taking the oath of office outside on January 20th. He told reporters after getting a second dose of the COVID vaccine that he's more concerned about making sure those who were responsible for the Capitol riot last week are held accountable. Biden also said he's not concerned about the impeachment process delaying his agenda or votes on his Cabinet picks.   He told reporters after getting his second dose of the COVID vaccine Monday that he has spoken to Senate leaders about splitting time between approving his Cabinet nominations and proceeding with a possible impeachment trial against President Donald Trump. The House is preparing articles of impeachment against Trump for the second time in a little over a year. This time, it’s for helping incite last week’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But Trump leaves office Jan. 20 and the Senate likely won’t reconvene until next week, raising concerns among congressional Democrats that the impeachment trial could overshadow the start of Biden’s presidency and confirmation of his choices for key administration posts. The president-elect said he’d spoken to Senate leaders about splitting the chamber’s time and “go a half day on dealing with impeachment, a half day on getting my people nominated and confirmed in the Senate.” Biden said such an arrangement also would allow the Senate to work on another major pandemic response bill that would include more economic aid for Americans struggling because of the virus. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...