President Trump was impeached for a second time on January 13, 2021 following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6. His first impeachment had happened a little over a year before. He was first impeached after a formal house inquiry alleged that he had asked for foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election. He was acquitted.
This impeachment is tied to the incidents that happened on January 6 at the Capitol. The House of Representatives adopted the article of impeachment "incitement of insurrection"; the allegations are that he incited the storming. Before the storming, Trump had tried numerous times to overturn the 2020 election and pushed the voter fraud conspiracy through his social media.
The article was introduced to the House of Representatives on January 11, 2021. Following, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave Vice-President Mike Pence an ultimatum, asking him to invoke the twenty-fifth amendment and becoming acting president for twenty-four hours. Pence declined, but the House still passed a resolution urging him to.
On January 13, 2021, one week before Trump leaves office, Trump was officially impeached. This impeachment is historical for several reasons. First, it is barely the fourth impeachment trial of a U.S. President ever, and Trump is the only president so far to have been impeached twice. Second, ten Republican representatives voted pro-impeachment, the greatest amount coming from the president's party. Lastly, this is the first time in which all majority caucus members vote unanimously for impeachment.
Trump will once again be tried and the Senate will vote to ultimately decide if he's guilty or not. A two-thirds majority is needed to convict him meaning that at least sixty-seven out of the one hundred senators would have to vote guilty. Otherwise, President Trump will be acquitted.
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