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The inquiry process which preceded the first impeachment of Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States, was initiated by then- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September 24, 2019, [ 1 ] after a whistleblower alleged that Donald Trump may have abused the power of the presidency.
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Impeachment. Trump-Ukraine scandal. Article 1: "Abuse of power by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. presidential election" Article 2: "Obstruction of Congress by directing defiance of certain subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives".
In previous impeachment proceedings, only one senator had ever voted to convict a president of their own party. This time, seven Republican senators found Trump guilty, making it the most bipartisan impeachment trial. As Trump was no longer president, the president pro tempore of the Senate Patrick Leahy presided over Trump's second trial. As ...
It was the fourth impeachment of a U.S. president, and the second for Trump after his first impeachment in December 2019. [1] [2] The House of Representatives of the 117th U.S. Congress adopted one article of impeachment against Trump of "incitement of insurrection", stating that he had incited the January 6 attack of the U.S. Capitol.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said "there is no place for political violence" following Sunday's second assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump, vowing to make sure the ...
Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in court today to be formally arraigned on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election, in what marks his third – and potentially most ...
Members of the House of Representatives vote on the articles of impeachment for the first impeachment of Donald Trump. In the United States, federal impeachment is the process by which the House of Representatives charges the president, vice president, or another civil federal officer for alleged misconduct. The House can impeach an individual ...