Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time. The House set the unprecedented vote for Wednesday, exactly one week after supporters of the outgoing president attacked the U.S. Capitol. While no House Republicans voted for Trump s first impeachment, this time a small but significant number, including third-ranking GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, said they will do so. (CNBC)
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Mitch McConnell has reportedly told associates he thinks Trump committed impeachable acts, though it s not known if the Kentucky Republican would vote to remove the president. A conviction in the Senate, even after Trump leaves office, would prevent him from becoming president again. It s unclear if the Senate would try to hold Trump s impeachment trial before President-elect
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton will vote to impeach President Donald Trump when the House takes up a lone impeachment article of incitement of insurrection Wednesday, Jan. 13.Upton, R-St. Joseph, announced his impending vote in a statement issued late Tuesday evening. The long-time West Michigan lawmaker said Trump’s refusal to apologize over the violent insurrection which took place at the U.S. Capitol last week is a reason for his yes-vote.The Congress must hold President
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney: I will vote to impeach the President Alex Wong/Getty Images/FILE
Wyoming s Liz Cheney, the third-ranking GOP leader in the House, announced in a statement today that she will vote to impeach President Trump, saying that he summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution, she said in the statement.
Read her full statement: On January 6, 2021 a violent mob attacked the United States Capitol to obstruct the process of our democracy and stop the counting of presidential electoral votes. This insurrection caused injury, death and destruction in the most sacred space in our Republic.