Rep. Ted Lieu of SoCal talks Trump impeachment efforts in wake of riot at Capitol
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This would make Trump the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. He has done something so serious that there should be prosecution against him, said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during an interview. Remove a dangerous and delusional president. Second is to make sure that he never runs for office ever again and he s stripped of his taxpayer-funded benefits like a pension, office space and staff. And third is to let future generations know that when there was a violent attack on our Capitol, that Congress responded swiftly and strongly, said Rep. Ted Lieu of Southern California.
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Democrats suggested they could charge President Trump with âhigh crimes and misdemeanorsâ by midweek for inciting a mob that attacked the Capitol. But top leaders want to avoid hamstringing the first days of Joseph R. Biden Jr.âs presidency with an all-consuming Senate trial.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.Credit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Overwhelmed officers were ordered not to use deadly force as mob approached, leaving them further exposed in what US lawmakers are calling a massive operational failure