It also marked the first time that a president was impeached twice – in Trump’s case, it is the second consecutive January that House members agreed to the strongest rebuke it could provide a sitting president. Trump was impeached in 2020 for obstruction of Congress and abuse of power. This time, Congress nailed him for “incitement of insurrection,” a shameful charge – probably the most dishonorable of any president. The Senate must now host a trial and decide whether to remove Trump, who has just one week remaining in his term.
Hoyer, as well as six of Maryland’s eight representatives, voted to impeach the president. Rep. Andy Harris, who also voted to overturn the election results, voted against impeachment.
WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, as a bipartisan House majority Wednesday voted to charge him with inciting insurrection by