Cincinnati Congressman Steve Chabot speaks in opposition to impeachment Share Updated: 10:59 PM EST Jan 13, 2021 Share Updated: 10:59 PM EST Jan 13, 2021
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Show Transcript NO ONE WANTS TO MAKE HISTORY LIKE THI TODAY A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT IS BEING SET THAT COULD LEAD TO THE NORMALIZATION OF SNAP IMPEACHMENT. COURTIS: CINCINNATI CONGRESSMAN STEVE CHABOT SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. WE SHOULD TONE DOWN THE POLITICAL RHETORIC, WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE OUR NATION. WE SHOULD PUT ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES AND FIND COMMON GROUND. COURTIS: EVEN AFTER SCENES LIKE THIS THE POLITICAL RHETORICAL IS ANYTHING BUT TONED DOWN. THE NOTION OF COMMON GROUND, NOT YET. POLITICAL LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL WEIGHING IN. IT’S HARD TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITHOUT SOUNDING PARTISAN BUT I HOPE IF THERE IS EVER A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT WHO SERVES THE WAY PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS I WOULD BE WILLING TO STAN
US: President Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice
US: President Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice
14th Jan 2021
WASHINGTON (AA): The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article of incitement of insurrection, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice.
The 232-197 vote now sends the matter to the Senate for a trial that is expected to begin after Biden is sworn in Jan. 20. In all, 10 Republicans [out of 211 Republicans] broke with their president in supporting his removal from office.
That is a far cry from Trump’s first impeachment when House Republicans uniformly rejected his ouster.
House Republican: There s a lot to think about in impeachment vote decision
From CNN s Clare Foran
GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse said that he has “a lot to think about” when asked if he has decided how he’s going to vote on impeachment today in the House.
He called it “a big decision,” and said he wants to hear the debate play out.
Some context: We expect just a handful of Republicans to vote with Democrats to impeach Wednesday. One aide put that estimate at no more than 20.
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