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Senator Ted Kennedy speaking to reporters outside of the Senate Chamber at the time of the 1999 impeachment trial of Bill Clinton. The Trial Rule XI committee hearings and subsequent trial of Judge Harry E. Claiborne were televised in 1986. [43] [44] This was the first impeachment trial held after television became a broadly adopted medium.
Additionally, if challenged by Trump, the second invocation would maintain Pence as acting president, subject to a vote of approval in both houses of Congress, with a two-thirds supermajority necessary in each chamber to sustain. However, Congress would not have needed to act before January 20 for Pence to remain acting president until Biden ...
The permissibility of trying a former official was a major issue in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, which commenced twenty days after Trump's term in office expired, although Trump's impeachment itself occurred while he was president. By a 55–45 vote, the Senate rejected a motion asserting that the trial was unconstitutional.
The permissibility of trying a former official was a major issue in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, which commenced 20 days after Trump's term in office expired, although Trump's impeachment itself occurred while he was president. By a 55–45 vote, the Senate rejected a motion asserting that the trial was unconstitutional.
Trump is the only president to be impeached twice, this time on a charge of inciting the Capitol riot — the most bipartisan impeachment ever. Now, the debate shifts to the Senate.
Trump and congressional Republicans considered designating two of Trump's most vociferous defenders in Congress – Jim Jordan and Elise Stefanik – to represent him, even though neither is an attorney. [54] [a] Congressman Matt Gaetz suggested he would resign his position in Congress to represent Trump if asked to be part of the legal team.
After a whistleblower accused President Donald Trump of pressuring a foreign government to interfere on Trump's behalf prior to the 2020 election, the House initiated an impeachment inquiry. [16] [17] On December 10, 2019, the Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment (H.Res. 755): abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. [18]
President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This would erode the power of Congress and remove a ...