House Democrats introduce article of impeachment to remove Trump; GOP blocks consent for 2nd measure

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• House Republicans join Democrats in voting to impeach Trump
• House Democrats introduce article of impeachment to remove Trump
• House Democrats introduce article of impeachment against Trump
• House Democrats file impeachment article charging Trump with 'incitement of insurrection'
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• House Democrats introduce article of impeachment to remove Trump

Congressman Jim Clyburn has suggested that the House may choose to hold on to the article of impeachment during Mr. Biden's first 100 days so that his presidency is not derailed. A House impeachment resolution would move to the floor and could get a vote quickly, because there would be no hearings to present evidence. The Judiciary Committee has not yet been constituted for the 117th Congress, so an impeachment resolution would go directly to the floor under what's known as a "privileged resolution." A simple majority of members in the House is required for impeachment, so it seems likely to pass. The "incitement of insurrection" article of impeachment was introduced by Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and David Cicilline, D-R.I., along with more than 210 Democratic co-sponsors.

House Republicans join Democrats in voting to impeach Trump

If the article is passed, Trump would be the first U.S. president in history to be impeached twice. A conviction in the Senate -- which appears far more likely now, with significant GOP support and Democrats soon to control the chamber -- would bring a number of consequences for Trump. Jan. 11 (UPI) -- House Democrats introduced a single article of impeachment during a session Monday and appear to have enough support for its passage -- but Republicans blocked unanimous consent for a separate effort to remove President Donald Trump under the 25th Amendment.

House Democrats introduce article of impeachment to remove Trump

Pelosi, called a mere censure vote "an abdication" said she wouldn't consider the option. He said "we have the numbers" already to impeach Trump, unlike in 2019 when no Republicans supported that impeachment effort. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told Democrats they will move forward with an impeachment vote immediately if Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet do not invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from power. Trump was first impeached by the House about a year ago for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress stemming from discussions he had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about investigating Biden. Republican Rep. Alex Mooney of West Virginia objected to the request and forced the measure onto the floor for a vote Tuesday.

House Democrats introduce article of impeachment against Trump

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Congressman John Katko was the first Republican to say he'd vote to impeach Mr. Trump on Tuesday. Katko represents a district in upstate New York which leans Democratic, and he has faced significant challenges in his last two elections. "The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not. There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution," Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, continued.

House Democrats file impeachment article charging Trump with 'incitement of insurrection'

Upton said Congress must "send a clear message that our country cannot and will not tolerate any effort by any President to impede the peaceful transfer of power." Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a frequent critic of Mr. Trump, announced Tuesday in a tweet, "I will vote in favor of impeachment."

House Democrats attempted to pass a resolution Monday morning that calls on Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him. It also cited the Constitution's 14th Amendment, noting that it "prohibits any person who has 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion against' the United States" from holding office. If Trump is impeached this week, he would the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer have said Pence hasn't responded to requests to discuss Trump's removal. Pelosi also rejected a proposal to censure Trump instead, floated by Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, CNN reported.

If the House votes to impeach Trump for a second time, a trial in the Senate would likely be two or three months away -- a strategy to enable Biden to focus on other time sensitive matters, like the coronavirus pandemic and confirmation for his Cabinet nominees. The "Raskin Resolution" urges Pence to "convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet," "activate the amendment" and "immediately exercise powers as acting president," and gives him just one day to respond after its approval. In the Senate, a few senators have also signaled that they may be willing to consider voting to convict Mr. Trump, though the bar is higher in the upper chamber. While it takes a simple majority to impeach the president in the House, two-thirds of the senators must vote for the president's conviction and removal. "There is no excuse for President Trump's actions," Newhouse said in a speech on the House floor, adding that he would vote for impeachment "with a heavy heart." Democrats applauded after his speech.

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It's possible the chamber will vote on the article of impeachment on Wednesday, as well. Presidents who are impeached and removed from office lose their $210,000 annual pension, hundreds of thousands of dollars in other post-presidency cash allowances, their lifelong Secret Service protection, government-funded healthcare and the right to a state funeral. Additionally, the Senate in its conviction could ban an impeached president from ever holding federal office again. If Pence doesn't respond, the House intends to vote on the article of impeachment, as soon as Wednesday, House Majority Whip James Clyburn said. The resolution was introduced as tensions at the Capitol were still high Monday, five days after a violent siege by thousands of the president's supporters that came after an inflammatory rally by Trump and his allies in front of the White House. The House impeached Mr. Trump in December 2018 on charges of obstruction of Congress and abuse of power, although he was acquitted by the Senate in early February 2019.

House Democrats introduce article of impeachment to remove Trump

House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump on Monday for incitement of insurrection after last week's riots at the U.S. If Pence fails to cooperate by invoking the 25th Amendment, the House will focus on a second impeachment. Monday, Democrats in the chamber officially introduced an article that charges Trump with high crimes and misdemeanors for inciting an insurrection and disrupting the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden's administration. Once the Senate receives articles of impeachment, it is required to consider them before acting on any other business — including confirming any nominees for the incoming president's Cabinet.

"Incited by President Trump, a mob unlawfully breached the Capitol, injured law enforcement personnel, menaced Members of Congress and the Vice President, interfered with the Joint Session's solemn constitutional duty to certify the election results, and engaged in violent, deadly, destructive, and seditious acts," the article says. The House will vote on Tuesday on a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows the vice president and the majority of the president's Cabinet to remove a president if he is deemed unfit for office. If Pence does not respond within 24 hours of the House passing this resolution, it will proceed with taking up the article of impeachment.

It’s still unclear, if the article of impeachment is passed, when it would be sent over to the Senate, which would trigger an immediate trial. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he won't bring back the Senate from recess before Jan. 19, which could push the trial into the beginning of the Biden administration. “The House Republicans rejected this legislation to protect America, enabling the President’s unhinged, unstable and deranged acts of sedition to continue. The House will next take up the Raskin legislation in regular order to call upon the Vice President to activate the 25th Amendment to remove the President. We are further calling on the Vice President to respond within 24 hours after passage,” she said. The House is expected to begin considering the article of impeachment on Wednesday morning.

The final vote was 232 to 197, as the 10 Republicans joined all 222 Democrats in voting in favor of the impeachment resolution. Cicilline said Monday that he supports sending impeachment articles to the Senate right away, too. As of right now, no Republicans have signed on to the legislation that calls on Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, which is a likely indicator as to what happens with a potential vote on impeachment. Democrats will give Pence 24 hours to respond and act, otherwise they will likely move forward with an impeachment vote by Wednesday. The impeachment article also cited Trump's call with the Georgia Republican secretary of state where he urged him to "find" enough votes for Trump to win the state. The measure says that Trump has "demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law."

"For that reason, I cannot sit by without taking action. I will vote to impeach this president." When he was impeached in 2019 over his attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden, no House Republicans voted in favor of impeaching him. But this time, 10 members of his own party determined his actions warranted impeachment. The article of impeachment will next be delivered to the Senate, where Mr. Trump will be placed on trial. However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said after the House vote that there is "simply no chance that a fair or serious trial could conclude before President-elect Biden is sworn in next week." This development comes the week after a mob of Trump supporters overran the Capitol on Wednesday in riots that resulted in the deaths of five people, including a Capitol policeman who was trying to help reestablish control at the Capitol complex.