Enough Republicans could be tempted to convict Trump House aims to fast-track process of impeaching US president but real action will be in Senate
Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 07:30 Updated: Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 10:56
House speaker Nancy Pelosi has made no secret of her views since last Wednesday’s events. File photograph: Getty Images
Just a year after Donald Trump became the third US president in history to be impeached, he is about to make history once more.
The outgoing president is likely to add to his ignoble legacy the dubious distinction of being the first president in history to be impeached twice.
Six days after the Capitol Hill riots, the anger at what unfolded in the symbolic heart of American democracy has not dissipated. If anything, it has intensified.