UpdatedThu, Jan 14, 2021 at 1:43 pm ET
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The Capital dome rises in Washington, D.C., as U.S. House Representatives vote on a measure to impeach Pres. Donald Trump (AP)
GEORGIA U.S. representatives from Georgia split on impeaching President Donald Trump on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. The House voted 232-197 in favor, making Trump the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.
The historic House vote took place a week after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a siege that resulted in five deaths including the beating death of a Capitol Police officer, multiple arrests and a sprawling FBI investigation. Ten Republicans broke with their party and voted to impeach, while four more Republicans abstained. The impeachment comes a week before President-elect Joe Biden is to be inaugurated in a city on high alert amid ongoing threats of violence.