WASHINGTON: Donald Trump became the first president in American history to be impeached twice, when the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week s mob attack on the Capitol. Today, in a bipartisan way, the House demonstrated that no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi said afterward. The Senate will not hold a trial before January 20, when Democrat Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning the real estate tycoon will escape the ignominy of being forced to leave early. He is set, however, to face a Senate trial later and if convicted he might then be barred in a follow-up vote from seeking the presidency again in 2024.
Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week s mob attack on Congress.
| UPDATED: 18:30, Thu, Jan 14, 2021
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President Trump will conclude his term next week reeling from his second impeachment since taking office in 2017. A bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives yesterday held him accountable for inciting riots which rocked the Capitol on January 6. Landmark though it is, the initial decision to impeach won t have an immediate effect, but it could eliminate a future career path for the President.