House Democrats formally introduced their impeachment resolution Monday against Donald Trump after the far-right, fascist riot that took place at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.
According to the single article, Trump is being charged with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last Wednesday’s events that delayed the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college win for President of the United States. This stems from Trump’s rhetoric laden speech on January 6 from the White House to a large group of his supporters who eventually marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to attempt their coup which resulted in the deaths of five people.
Also included within the article are Trump’s continued false claims of election fraud and his phone call to the Georgia Republican secretary of state where the President urged him to “find” enough votes for Trump to win the state.
“In all this, President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government,” the resolution says. “He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of Government. He thereby betrayed his trust as President, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
“The resolution also cited the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, noting that it “prohibits any person who has ‘engaged in insurrection or rebellion against’ the United States” from holding office.
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A vote could be brought to the floor on impeachment as early as Wednesday of this week where Donald Trump could become the only President of the United States to be successfully impeached twice during his term. A trial in the Senate though where Trump is actually removed from office still seems unlikely at this point given Mitch McConnell has stated that the Senate won’t reconvene until January 19, a day before Joe Biden’s inauguration. There’s also plenty of questions as to whether a Chuck Schumer controlled Senate would be able to muster up enough votes to meet that two-thirds threshold to actually remove Trump.
Despite Trump not being in office by the time the Senate holds their trial, a conviction of Trump in the High House could still reign down some pretty serious ramifications for the soon-to-be former President. The consequences of a Senate conviction for Trump could range anywhere from the loss of a pension and secret service protection to being unable to run for or hold federal office ever again.
That last item could be enticing for GOP members of the Senate who may be looking to run for POTUS in 2024.
