Second impeachment of Donald Trump
Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, was impeached for a second time by the United States House of Representatives on January 13, 2021.[1] This made Trump the only president to be impeached twice. After the impeachment, a trial happened in the United States Senate. It happened after his presidency ended.[2] The Senate voted that Trump was not guilty, with only 57 guilty votes. Over two thirds (67) votes were needed for Trump to be found guilty.[3]
| Second impeachment of Donald Trump | |
|---|---|
 The House of Representatives votes to adopt the article of impeachment (H.Res. 24) | |
| Accused | Donald Trump, President of the United States |
| Proponents | |
| Date | January 13, 2021 to February 13, 2021 |
| Outcome | Impeached by the House of Representatives; found not guilty by the Senate |
| Charges | |
| Cause |
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| Congressional votes | |
| Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| Accusation | Incitement of insurrection |
| Votes in favor | 232 |
| Votes against | 197 |
| Present | 0 |
| Not voting | 4 |
| Result | Approved |
| Voting in the U.S. Senate | |
| Accusation | Incitement of insurrection |
| Votes in favor | 57 |
| Votes against | 43 |
| Result | Acquitted |
Background
After the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters on January 6, 2021, many government officials said that Trump had told them to do it. Because of this, Members of Congress from both the Democratic Party wanted to remove Trump from his office as President of the United States. Most Republicans still support the President.[4]
Twenty-fifth amendment
Firstly, they wanted Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to be used by Vice President Mike Pence, which would remove office from Trump immediately. If he didn't do this, they said they would impeach him in the House of Representatives and convict him in the Senate instead. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment was also talked about.[5]
Impeachment plans
As of January 8, Democrats planned to push for an impeachment resolution on January 11.[6] By late January 9, it was said that Pence had not ruled out that he might use the 25th Amendment.[7] On January 11, an Article of Impeachment saying that Trump caused the "lawless action at the Capitol" began in the United States House of Representatives.[8]
On January 13, the House voted to impeach Trump.
House votes
| Party | Article I (Incitement of insurrection) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting | |
| Democrats (222) | ||||
| Republicans (211) | ||||
| Total (433)[a] | 232 | 197 | - | 4 |
| Result: Adopted | ||||
- ↑ At the time of the House vote, two seats were vacant: Louisiana 5 and New York 22.
Senate votes
| Party | Article I (incitement of insurrection) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilty | Not guilty | |||
| Democrats (48) | ||||
| Republicans (50) | ||||
| Independent (2) | ||||
| Total (100) | 57 | 43 | ||
| Result: Not guilty[a] | ||||
- ↑ Based on a two-thirds majority to convict.
Second Impeachment Of Donald Trump Media
House Resolution 21—Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting president.
Pence's letter to Pelosi rejecting to invoke the 25th Amendment to strip Trump of his powers
House Resolution 24—Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs the article of impeachment following passage by the House.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "House impeaches Trump again". Yahoo. 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "House impeaches Trump for the second time, focus shifts to Senate trial". The Los Angeles Times. 13 January 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ Greve, Joan; Armen Graham, Bryan; Belam, Belam. "emocrats fail to secure enough votes to convict Trump in historic second impeachment trial". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/feb/13/donald-trump-impeachment-senate-trial-vote-verdict-live-updates. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ "Capitol riot: Democrats seek Trump's removal from office". BBC News. January 7, 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55579512. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ WABC (2021-01-10). "Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'We came close to half of the House nearly dying' during riots". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ↑ Fox, Lauren, Manu Raju, Jeremy Herb and Daniella Diaz (8 January 2021). "Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ↑ Acosta, Jim; Brown, Pamela (10 January 2021). "Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says". CNN. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ Naylor, Brian (January 11, 2021). Impeachment Resolution Cites Trump's 'Incitement' Of Capitol Insurrection. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-effort-live-updates/2021/01/11/955631105/impeachment-resolution-cites-trumps-incitement-of-capitol-insurrection. Retrieved January 11, 2021.