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BREAKING: Donald Trump has become the first US president in history to be impeached twice.
This time, with 10 Republican votes, he has been impeached for incitement to insurrection.
This time, with 10 Republican votes, he has been impeached for incitement to insurrection.
However Trump will not, barring unforeseen developments, be removed from office before 20 Jan
Pence has rejected House request to #InvokeThe25th.
McConnell has rejected House request to vote on #impeachment *conviction*.
Republicans are protecting Trump from consequences.
Pence has rejected House request to #InvokeThe25th.
McConnell has rejected House request to vote on #impeachment *conviction*.
Republicans are protecting Trump from consequences.
Many Republicans said during the House debate that they do believe Trump incited what they called either an insurrection or domestic terrorism.
But they said they could not support a rushed impeachment process that would shatter norms and divide the country.
But they said they could not support a rushed impeachment process that would shatter norms and divide the country.
President-Elect Joe Biden speaking now about "restoring the independence and integrity" of the US Justice Department which has been so deeply corrupted under Trump.
He says yesterday was "one of the darkest days in the history of our nation".
He says yesterday was "one of the darkest days in the history of our nation".
"It was chaos," Biden says. "Don’t dare call them protesters. They were a riotous mob. Insurrectionists. Domestic terrorists"
“I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming. But that wasn’t true. We could see it coming," he said.
“I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming. But that wasn’t true. We could see it coming," he said.
At the same time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is joining Senate Leader Schumer in calling for Vice President to #invokethe25th and remove Trump from office.
Biden says he will not address questions about the 25th amendment.
Biden says he will not address questions about the 25th amendment.
Some Republican congressmen are now starting to join Democrats and business leaders in calling for Vice President Pence to immediately #invokethe25th to remove #Trump from office.
Meanwhile Facebook & Instagram have invoked the 25th digitally, banning #Trump for at least the remainder of his term.
All eyes now on @Twitter if they will follow.
Goes without saying, this is all #TooLittleTooLate.
All eyes now on @Twitter if they will follow.
Goes without saying, this is all #TooLittleTooLate.
William Barr, a staunch Trump ally who was his attorney general until two weeks ago, has said in a statement to CNN that the president is guilty of “orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress” and went on to call his conduct a “betrayal of his office".
