Clamour grows for removal of Donald Trump after storming of Capitol
Legislator Ilhan Omar says she is drawing up articles of impeachment
07 January 2021 - 07:37
Washington — A Democratic congresswoman on Wednesday said she was drawing up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after mobs broke into the US Capitol after Trump urged his supporters to fight to undo his election loss.
“We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preserving our republic and we need to fulfil our oath,” Ilhan Omar, a member of the House of Representatives, wrote on Twitter even though there are just two weeks left before president-elect Joe Biden takes office...
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