Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump to Proceed Despite Senate Objections

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Articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump will be presented on Monday at the House of Representatives in response to last week's violence at the US Capitol. Trump would be the first US president to be impeached two separate times, and the proceedings come despite a pledge by Senate Republicans to avoid his removal from office. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a Republican, has made it clear that the Senate will not return to session before January 19, effectively guaranteeing that a vote on impeachment will not take place before the end of Trump's term on January 20.

Key Takeaways:

  • The House of Representatives will present articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday in response to last week's violence at the US Capitol.
  • Trump would be the first US president to be impeached two separate times, with the articles of impeachment being presented in the House of Representatives.
  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stated that the Senate will not return to session before January 19, effectively guaranteeing that a vote on impeachment will not take place before the end of Trump's term on January 20.
  • A second Republican senator, Pat Toomey, has called for Trump's resignation, saying that it would be in the best interest of the country.
  • The FBI is asking the public to help identify participants in the storming of the Capitol, with dozens of people having been charged in connection with the riot.
  • Twitter permanently suspended President Trump's account on Friday, and Parler, a social networking site popular with many right-leaning users, was suspended from Apple's App Store and Amazon's Web hosting service.
  • The attending physician to House members has advised lawmakers to get tested for COVID-19 due to possible exposure during the siege on the Capitol.

Statistics:

  • 195 cosponsors have signed on to the article of impeachment: Incitement to Insurrection.
  • 100 days is the maximum amount of time the House can wait to send the impeachment articles to the Senate.
  • 25th Amendment: Vice President Mike Pence has opposed the idea of invoking the amendment.
  • 2: The number of Capitol Hill rioters whose images went viral, including one carrying off Pelosi's lectern and another wearing horns and a fur pelt.
  • 11: The number of mobile carriers and social-media companies that Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) has requested preserve content and associated metadata connected to the riot.

Sources:

  • Reuters, citing an email by an AWS Trust and Safety team to Parler.
  • JPost.com, citing an adviser to Vice President Mike Pence.
  • CNN, citing Senator Lisa Murkowski.
  • ABC News, citing experts on the potential for the riot to be a super-spreader event.
  • Yerepouni Daily News, citing a release from the Department of Justice.
  • Reuters, citing an email by an AWS Trust and Safety team to Parler.
  • NBC News, citing Senator Pat Toomey.
  • The Tampa Bay Times, citing a release from the Department of Justice.
  • Yerepouni Daily News, citing a release from the Department of Justice.