House Democrats introduce article of impeachment against Trump By Rebecca Kaplan, Kathryn Watson, Grace Segers
Updated on: January 12, 2021 / 2:05 PM / CBS News House Democrats press to remove Trump
House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump on Monday for incitement of insurrection after last week s riots at the U.S. Capitol.
The article of impeachment accuses the president of willfully inciting violence against the Government of the United States. While Congress was gathering to count the Electoral College votes, the article says that Mr. Trump, addressing supporters nearby, willfully made statements that encouraged and foreseeably resulted in imminent lawless action at the Capitol.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Three House Democrats are planning to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday, meaning the chamber could potentially vote on his removal from office by midweek, according two people familiar with the planning. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not yet said whether the House will vote on impeachment, and the caucus is meeting at noon to discuss the idea after pro-Trump supporters ransacked the Capitol on Wednesday. But if…
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats laid plans Friday for impeaching President Donald Trump, even as he’s headed out of the White House, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing an “unhinged” Trump from ordering a nuclear strike in his final days.
Pelosi and the Democrats are considering swift impeachment beginning Monday after the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that shocked the nation and the world.
House Dems to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump on Monday
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police push back demonstrators who were trying to enter the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) Three House Democrats are planning to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday, meaning the chamber could potentially vote on his removal from office by midweek, according two people familiar with the planning.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not yet said whether the House will vote on impeachment, and the caucus is meeting at noon to discuss the idea after pro-Trump supporters ransacked the Capitol on Wednesday.