Democrats introduce impeachment article against Trump
US president charged with ‘incitement of insurrection’ after his supporters stormed the US Capitol
11 January 2021 - 19:48
Washington — House Democrats on Monday introduced a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, setting up a vote this week unless Vice-President Mike Pence uses his constitutional authority to remove the president.
A majority of members in the Democratic-controlled House have signed on to the resolution led by David Cicilline, Jamie Raskin and Ted Lieu charging Trump with inciting the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th. It seeks to both remove him from the presidency and prevent him from ever holding office again...
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