Trump impeached for a second time after US Capitol assault
The president's fate is now in Senate’s hands
13 January 2021 - 23:52
Washington — The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to make Donald Trump the first US president ever to be impeached twice, formally charging him in his waning days in power with inciting an insurrection just a week after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol.
The vote in the Democratic-controlled House was 232-197 after a deadly assault on American democracy, with 10 Republicans joining the Democrats in backing impeachment...
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