Trump issues video on White House twitter account of more than five-minute address from the Oval Office
Clearly reading from a prompter, he finally unequivocally condemned violence at what he called calamity at the Capitol
He even addressed his own supporters, pleading no violence, no vandalism, no lawbreaking at future demonstrations he said were planned
Video was issued at the same moment as Nancy Pelosi signed - or engrossed the newly-passed article of impeachment, charging Trump with incitement of insurrection
The House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump with 10 Republicans joining the Democrats
They were led by Liz Cheney, the House GOP number three in a move which creates a rift in the party
House impeaches Trump, but Utah delegation voted against it
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As expected, Utah’s four Republican congressmen voted against impeachment.
“Voting to impeach the president seven days before his departure from office serves little purpose given the Senate will not be able to hold a trial by that time and risks establishing this impeachment as politically motivated,” Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, wrote in a joint statement with two Texas Republicans and one from North Carolina.
“Furthermore, the articles are flawed, charging crimes that are lacking the requisite element of intent.”
Still, Curtis said he condemned the president’s words and actions that contributed to the violence and encouraged Americans to similarly condemn him.
A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives have voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time. Voting in the House was still underway late Wednesday afternoon. President Trump is the third U.S. president to be impeached and the first to be impeached twice. President Trump was first impeached by the U.S. House in December 2019. Senate Majority.