Tonight Donald Trump became the first president in the history of the United States to be impeached twice. He was first impeached in 2019, accused of pressuring the President of Ukraine to provide information on his political challenger Joe Biden. This evening, Trump was impeached again on the grounds of ‘incitement of an insurrection’ last Wednesday, when his address at a rally led to a violent mob storming the Capitol building to try to stop Biden’s formal confirmation as president.
While the vote in the House of Representatives was mostly split along party lines, ten Republicans broke from the party to support Trump’s impeachment, including Rep. Liz Cheney — the third-highest ranking Republican in the House.
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has already rejected calls to convene the Senate
Since last week’s riots, impeachment has been seen as one of two ways to remove Trump from office. The other option — invoking the 25th Amendment — would require Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the cabinet to remove the President’s powers.
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