House votes to impeach Trump
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House votes to impeach Trump
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted 232:197 Wednesday to impeach 45th US President, Donald Trump seven days from the end of his term, assuring he becomes the first US president to be impeached twice. Nancy Pelosi has officially confirmed Trump’s second impeachment.
They supported impeachment on the single charge of incitement of insurrection for Trump s role in whipping up a violent mob surpassed 217, the majority threshold out of 433 current House members. The GOP is on a path that splits in two very different directions. At least 10 Republicans joined the Democrats.
Michigan GOP Congressman Fred Upton: ‘I will vote to impeach’
In a statement, Upton says ‘Enough is enough’
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FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., is seen at U.S. Capitol in Washington. For more than 30 years and under five presidents, Upton has easily won re-election to his southwest Michigan House seat by touting common-sense values and bipartisan accomplishments. But then came the hyper-polarized politics of the Trump era. Now no one, including Upton, really knows what the future holds for him heading into the 2020 election. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool via AP)
Upton is the first Republican member of the state’s delegation of U.S. House to say he will vote for impeachment.