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The US House of Representatives is deciding whether to impeach President Donald Trump over his role in last week s storming of Congress.
Democrats accuse the president of encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol building. Five people died.
Some in Mr Trump s Republican party say they will join Democrats to impeach him on Wednesday, formally charging the president with inciting insurrection.
President Trump has rejected any responsibility for the violence.
The riot last Wednesday happened after Mr Trump told supporters at a rally in Washington DC to fight like hell against the result of November s election.
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Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) will vote to impeach President Donald Trump for inciting the violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday
, becoming the first Republican House member to publicly support the measure.
The announcement comes one day after Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced an article of impeachment with the charge of inciting an insurrection.
“To allow the president of the United States to incite this attack without consequence is a direct threat to the future of our democracy,” Katko said in a statement, first reported by Syracuse.com. “For that reason, I cannot sit by without taking action. I will vote to impeach this president.”
Montana Republican Freshman Rep. Matt Rosendale demanded House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney step down from leadership after the Wyoming congresswoman endorsed President Donald Trump’s impeachment Tuesday.
Rosendale, who served as state auditor until being sworn into the House this month, said in a statement that Cheney came out in favor of impeachment without consulting the Republican caucus.
“When Representative Cheney came out in favor of impeachment today, she failed to consult with the Conference, failed to abide by the spirit of the rules of the Republican Conference, and ignored the preferences of Republican voters,” Rosendale said in a statement. “She is weakening our conference at a key moment for personal political gain and is unfit to lead. She must step down as Conference Chair.”