President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that the House voted to hold President Trump "accountable" for inciting the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last week.
One of President Trump's newest allies in the House said Wednesday night that she will file articles of impeachment against President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Jan. 21, his first day in office, for "abuse of power."
Clear majorities of Americans believe the president is responsible for the riot at the Capitol last week, but support for impeaching and removing him is not as widespread, polls suggest.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for a historic second time exactly a week after he incited a mob of supporters to storm the Capitol and try to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s win in the November election.
Despite assertions from elected officials in both parties that Trump s Save America rally on Jan. 6 incited the mob that went on to attack the Capitol, North State Congressman Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, voted against impeaching the president.
The House on Wednesday impeached Trump for inciting an “insurrection” in the form of last week’s attack on the Capitol, a stinging rebuke of the nation’s 45th president as he prepares to depart the White House after four tumultuous years.
Republican lawmakers are facing intensifying pressure from some longtime allies and financiers over their continued ties with President Trump, as they reckon with taking stands on impeachment and protecting themselves politically to survive the 2022 midterm primaries and elections.