10 Republicans join all Democrats in charging Trump with inciting riot

Source: WSJ:

January 13, 2021 at 19:54

The House of Representatives impeached President Trump for a second time, accusing him of encouraging a mob to storm the Capitol. As WSJ’s Shelby Holliday reports, the vote now sets up a trial in the Senate. Photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images

President Trump became the only president to be impeached twice, this time for allegedly encouraging a mob to storm Congress as part of an effort to overturn Joe Biden’s election win. A trial in the Senate would occur after Biden takes office on Jan. 20.

WASHINGTON—The House voted to impeach President Trump for an unprecedented second time on Wednesday, alleging he encouraged a mob to storm Congress as part of a last-gasp effort to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s election win.

The vote was 232 to 197, with all Democrats joined by 10 Republicans, in a House chamber protected by National Guard troops stationed throughout the Capitol and its grounds.

Democrats’ push to impeach Mr. Trump just before he is set to leave office reflects many lawmakers’ deep anger at Mr. Trump’s monthslong campaign to challenge the results of the election, making false claims about election fraud and trying to twist the arms of state officials as well as Vice President Mike Pence to stay in power, culminating in his supporters’ violent actions.

“We know that the president of the United States incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion, against our country,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said. “He must go—he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love.”

Republicans, some of whom criticized Mr. Trump’s actions, said Democrats were rushing to impeach because of their longstanding animosity toward the president and would just further divide the country.

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