House Democrats Begin Efforts to Impeach Trump
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House Democrats to Begin Efforts Seeking to Remove Trump From Office
House Democrats were set to begin efforts to remove President Trump from office during the last full week of his presidency following the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Democrats on Monday will first introduce a resolution calling for Vice President Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to remove Mr. Trump from office, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said in a letter to her caucus.
The House, which was set to be in recess this week, will attempt to pass the resolution by unanimous consent,...
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House Democrats would impeach Trump for 'incitement of insurrection'
House Democrats are formally unveiling their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in last week's riots at the US Capitol.
The single impeachment article, which will be introduced at 11 a.m. ET when the House gavels in Monday, points to Trump's repeated false claims that he won the election and his speech to the crowd on January 6 before pro-Trump rioters breached the Capitol. It also cited Trump's call with the Georgia Republican secretary of state where the President...
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Biden avoids firm position on Trump impeachment as House Dems ramp up
President-elect Joe Biden is avoiding taking a firm position on removing President Trump from office ahead after last week's Capitol riot, as House Democrats signaled they would introduce articles of impeachment against him on Monday.
Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu, David Cicilline, and Jamie Raskin drafted the article of impeachment, "Incitement to Insurrection," which they plan to introduce in a House pro forma session on Monday.
"With every new day we learn that the violent insurrection was even worse than we thought. Impeaching @POTUS would be just the bare minimum of...
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