UPDATE: Just moments after the House impeached President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to say when — or even if — Democrats will deliver the articles of impeachment to the Senate, casting doubt on how far this process will actually go.
We'll make that decision as a group, as we always have, as we go along.
In only the third time in U.S history, President Trump has been impeached in the House of Representatives late on Wednesday 18th December 2019. The House voted 230-197 to charge Trump with “Abuse of Power” and 229-198 to charge him with “Obstruction of Congress.”
The House voted almost entirely along party lines for the two (2) articles of impeachment, except for two (2) Democrats who voted against impeachment. The votes came after eight (8) hours of debate in the House. Lawmakers made a barrage of speeches ranging from 1 to 2 minutes, with each side laying out a summary of the arguments they have been making for weeks. What does this mean for President Trump and what happens next? The next step is expected to begin as early as January 2020 when the case moves to the Senate for a trial to determine if President Trump will be removed from office. The Senate has the power to convict the President with a two-thirds majority — thus removing him from office — or acquit him. However, there's effectively zero chance the Republican-controlled Senate will remove President Trump from office. The historic votes for impeachment on Wednesday comes after a long and wide Democratic investigation that spanned three (3) months. They allege that President Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rivals (Joe Biden and his son) while withholding US $400 Million in security assistance and a White House meeting. Further, they also allege that President Trump then blocked members of his administration from participating in the Democratic investigation. Only two (2) other U.S Presidents have been impeached by the House for "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" - President Andrew Johnson in 1868 and President Bill Clinton in 1998. President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 before impeachment proceedings against him could reach the House floor. Both Johnson and Clinton were acquitted by the Senate. However, unlike Johnson and Clinton, who were impeached during their second terms, President Trump will face re-election less than a year after his impeachment, giving voters the opportunity to have the final word in November 2020. See the opening remarks made by House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, before the start of the impeachment debate on Wednesday: We gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most solemn powers that this body can take: The impeachment of the President of the United States. If we do not act now we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the President's reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice.
Just minutes before he was impeached, President Trump took the stage at a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan.
He has of course insisted throughout the investigation that he did nothing wrong in his "perfect" call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky back in July 2019.
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