Democrats plan impeachment and Twitter permanently suspends Trump s account after Capitol chaos
09 Jan 2021 - 8:39
A photo illustration shows the suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump on a smartphone and a lit window in the White House residence in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2021. Reuters/Joshua Roberts/Illustration
By David Morgan, Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan | Reuters
Washington: An increasingly isolated President Donald Trump sought on Friday to stave off a new drive to impeach him and Twitter permanently suspended his account, two days after his supporters stormed the US Capitol in an assault on American democracy.
Twitter, long Trump s favorite way to communicate with his supporters and a way to share his false claims of election fraud with his nearly 90 million followers, had been under increasing pressure to take action after Wednesday s mayhem in Washington.
President Donald Trump, already facing mounting calls to step down or risk impeachment, suffered further ignominy Friday when Twitter permanently suspended his account, saying the US leader is too dangerous to use the platform. After a "close review" of tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account, "we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement
CHICAGO (WLS) Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin will reintroduce the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act in the wake of the Capitol Hill attack.
The bill passed the House last fall but did not make it past the senate when it was blocked by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, but Sen. Durbin hopes the senate will reconsider the bill in light of Wednesday s attack.
Sen. Durbin held a virtual news conference to discuss domestic terrorism and the need for new leadership at the Department of Justice. He is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
For years, Sen. Durbin expressed concerns about the threat of right-wing extremism and crafted the bill with Congressman Brad Schneider.
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January 10, 2021 00:47 IST
After the Capitol riot, there is a fresh effort by Democrats to remove the President from office. But is it easy?
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After the Capitol riot, there is a fresh effort by Democrats to remove the President from office. But is it easy?
The story so far: There is a huge clamour for the removal of U.S. President Donald Trump before January 20, when Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th U.S. President. Democrats have launched a fresh drive to remove Mr. Trump from office after he incited his Republican supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol, the seat of political power. Two avenues have been suggested for this: the exercise of the 25th Amendment of the Constitution or impeachment. On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was quoted by agencies as saying that she had instructed the House Rules Committee to move ahead with a motion for impeachment and the legislation on the 25th Amendment, if Mr. Trump did not resign. But it is easier said t