UPDATED: House Votes To Impeach President Trump For Second Time
(Washington, DC) — Donald Trump is the first President in history to be impeached a second time. The U.S. House voted to impeach the President for inciting violence against the nation for his role in last week’s riot inside the Capitol building. The siege led to at least six deaths. This time the House is impeaching the President with bipartisan support, as 10 Republicans joined Democrats. When Trump was impeached 13 months ago for allegedly pressuring Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political opponent, no Republicans joined with Democrats. In fact, two Democrats voted with Republicans. The impeachment comes just a week before Trump is scheduled to leave office after Joe Biden is sworn in as the nation’s 46th President.
A trial in the Senate is not likely to conclude until after Trump is no longer President. Constitutional scholars say a trial can take place even though he is no longer in office. But that will likely be disputed during the trial. It will take a vote of two-thirds of the Senate to convict Trump. Some Republicans have indicated they are open to voting to convict. However, at least 17 Republican Senators would need to join with all Democrats and their allies to get the votes needed. If they do vote to convict Trump, they then can decide if he should be allowed to every hold office again or not.
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01-13-2021 14:39:03
House Passes Number Of Votes Needed To Impeach Trump
(Washington, DC) — The House has passed the number of votes needed to impeach President Trump. Trump will become the first President in U.S. history to be impeached twice. The single article of impeachment blames Trump for inciting the violent protest at the U.S. Capitol last week.
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01-13-2021 14:25:01
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