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Four scenarios for the removal of Trump from office had been posited by members of Congress, members of Trump's cabinet, political commentators, or legal scholars: resignation, the invocation of the 14th Amendment, invocation of the 25th Amendment, or impeachment and conviction.
On February 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit Trump on both articles of impeachment. [2] Trump's first impeachment took place after a formal House inquiry found that he had solicited foreign interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election to help his re-election bid, and had then obstructed the inquiry itself by telling his administration ...
The voting was marked by tension in the Senate chamber. A greater number of Republicans voted to convict than Trump's legal team had expected. [208] [209] Burr's and Cassidy's votes to convict were considered surprising, [210] [211] [212] and both were censured by their state parties (North Carolina and Louisiana, respectively). [213]
Three GOP House members who voted to impeach Trump over the Jan. 6 riot face primary election challenges by rivals endorsed by the former president.
Nine House Republicans have said they'll vote to impeach Trump Wednesday. The 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump: 'There has never been a greater betrayal by a president' Skip to ...
Liz Cheney will be next Republican facing a primary after standing up to Trump by voting to impeach him. Will the party be ready to move forward? 10 Republicans voted to impeach Trump.
The vote on Article Two, obstruction of Congress, was 229–198, with one vote of present. All Republicans voted against the article, joined by three Democrats. [34] [35] [36] Recent Republican, five-term Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan, also voted for impeachment; the frequent Trump critic had declared himself an Independent in July.
Donald Trump's second impeachment trial came to an end Saturday with 57 senators voting to convict, falling short of the two-thirds margin required to find him guilty of the charge of ...