Democrats, 10 Republicans vote for 2nd impeachment of Trump

Democrats in the House of Representatives, joined by ten Republicans, voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, in a 232-197 vote on Jan. 13. The single article of impeachment alleges that the president incited an insurrection that resulted in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

McConnell privately backs impeachment as House moves to charge Trump

• The House formally called on Vice President Mike Pence to move to wrest power from the president, as Republican support built for impeaching him of inciting violence against the nation.

McConnell believes impeachment push will help rid Trump from the GOP, but has not said if he will vote to convict

Washington (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that he believes that impeaching President Donald Trump will make it easier to get rid of the President and Trumpism from the Republican Party, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

Impeaching Trump isn’t enough

Impeachment of President Donald Trump is necessary but not enough. Conviction, too, is amply warranted but still insufficient. Congress must take that final step and use its rarely invoked constitutional power to disqualify Trump from ever again holding federal office.

Trump is the leader of domestic terrorists

Trump is the spiritual leader for domestic terrorists and he is their operational leader. He tells them what to do. Now, total isolation. 25th A. Yes. Impeachment. Yes. Deplatforming. Yes. We are still in the tactical phase of a counterterrorism effort. Enough with unity.

Republican blocks House from bringing up 25th Amendment resolution

Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) on Jan. 11 blocked Democrats from introducing a resolution via unanimous consent to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump.

House set to give Pence ultimatum before moving to impeach Trump

The House is set to issue a largely futile ultimatum to Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday, demanding he invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office, as a prelude to an expected vote to impeach the president for the second time in little more than a year.

Former Democrat leader Daschle warns against Trump impeachment

Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle warned his party against impeaching President Donald Trump for inciting the mob attack on the Capitol, arguing that even a delayed Senate trial risks impeding urgent action President-elect Joe Biden must take to bolster the economy and combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Democrats cannot impeach Trump, and you can’t impeach him after leaving office

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Democrats have virtually no chance of successfully impeaching and removing President Donald Trump before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.

Top House Democrat: Resolution will be introduced to charge Trump with ‘inciting sedition’

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the No. 3 House Democrat, announced Sunday that a “privileged resolution will be introduced that will charge” President Donald Trump with “inciting sedition.”

Republicans wrestle over removing Trump

GOP lawmakers are wrestling with whether to stick with President Trump between now and Jan. 20 as members of his Cabinet consider resigning or invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.

Pelosi says House to move forward with impeachment attempt if Pence doesn’t respond

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday evening said that the House will move forward with a resolution Monday that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment in order to impeach the president, just two weeks before his term ends.

Pelosi: ‘I like the 25th Amendment’ because it ‘gets rid’ of Trump

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday night that she supports invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office before his term expires next week.

Pelosi: Democrats will move to impeach Trump

House Democrats will stage a vote to impeach President Trump for encouraging mob violence at the Capitol last Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Sunday night.

AOC calls for Trump to be impeached — ‘We came close to half of the House nearly dying’

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke out on Sunday to call for President Donald Trump to be removed from office due to the Capitol riots last week.

We’ve just hit 180 cosponsors of the Article of Impeachment

UPDATE to the update: We’ve just hit 180 cosponsors of the Article of Impeachment drafted by Rep @davidcicilline, @RepRaskin, me and @HouseJudiciary staff. We will introduce the Article of Impeachment this Monday during the House’s pro forma session.

176 members of the House now co-sponsoring the article of impeachment

UPDATE: 176 members of the House now co-sponsoring the article of impeachment @RepTedLieu, @RepRaskin and I wrote to remove Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats support impeaching Trump

Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee joined growing calls among their colleagues for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take steps to impeach President Trump for his actions before the U.S. Capitol was attacked by a mob of his supporters.

He dreamed of being a police officer, then was killed by a pro-Trump mob

• The death of Brian Sicknick, a military veteran and experienced Capitol Police officer, amplified the tragedy of Wednesday’s riots and undermined President Trump’s pro-law-enforcement claims.

Remain peaceful. No violence.

I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order — respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!