Donald Trump impeached in historic vote
The Democrat-led House’s passage of two articles of impeachment on a mostly party-line vote sets the stage for a trial in January
19 December 2019 - 05:58
Washington — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third US leader to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in a historic step that will inflame partisan tensions across a deeply divided US.
The Democrat-led House’s passage of two articles of impeachment on a mostly party-line vote sets the stage for a trial in January in the Republican-controlled Senate — friendlier terrain for Trump — on whether to convict and remove him from office...
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