Donald rump warned against the effort by congressional Democrats to hold him accountable.
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Trump warned against effort by Democrats to hold him accountable Impeachment hoax is a continuation of the witch hunt, he said
ALAMO, Texas, United States:
President Donald Trump emerged Tuesday from six days out of public view defiant and unapologetic about his incitement of last week s mob attack on the Capitol and warned that his impeachment could lead to more violence.
The president denied any culpability in the violent riot that killed two police officers and threatened the lives of Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress. He said his remarks encouraging throngs of supporters last Wednesday to march to the Capitol in a show of force to pressure and intimidate lawmakers to overturn the election results were totally appropriate.
With some Republicans on board, U.S. House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote By Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell and David Morgan
The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on January 6, 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With at least five Republicans joining their push to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives stood poised for a history-making vote to try to remove the president from office.
With eight days remaining in Trump’s term, the House will vote on Wednesday on an article of impeachment accusing the Republican of inciting insurrection in a speech to his followers last week before a mob of them stormed the Capitol, leaving five dead.