[BREAKING] Senator Patrick Leahy Rushed to Hospital

Democratic Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy was hospitalized out of “an abundance of caution” on Wednesday, just hours after presiding over the opening of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial.

“This evening, Senator Leahy was in his Capitol office and was not feeling well. He was examined in the Capitol by the Attending Physician,” his spokesperson David Carle said in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Attending Physician recommended that he be taken to a local hospital for observation, where he is now, and where he is being evaluated.”

As the Senate president pro tempore — the longest-serving senator of the majority party — the 80-year-old Vermont Democrat is presiding over Trump’s impeachment trial in lieu of Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts, who oversaw Trump’s first impeachment trial, chose not to oversee the proceedings because Trump is no longer in office, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Leahy’s specific symptoms were not released to the press, but early reports from his wife, who is a nurse, indicate Leahy was doing well and should hopefully resume his duties on the Senate floor on Wednesday.

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