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Wednesday 13 January 2021
“Betrayal of the Office of the President”
Several Republicans Support Impeachment
The House of Representatives wants to vote Wednesday on the start of the impeachment process against Donald Trump. Democrats can count on the support of some prominent Republicans.
After storming the Capitol, America’s first Republican MPs announced that they would vote in favor of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. “I’m going to vote for impeachment against the president,” House Republican No. 3 Liz Cheney said Tuesday.
The attack on the Capitol on Wednesday caused “injury, death and destruction in the holiest place in our republic,” said the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Trump rallied the “mafia” and “lit the flame of this attack.” He later did nothing to end the violence. “None of this would have happened without the president,” Cheney said. “There has never been a great betrayal of his office and his oath on the constitution by a president of the United States.”
Republican Rep. John Katko also announced his vote to press charges against Trump. “Allowing the president of the United States to instigate this attack without consequences is a direct threat to the future of our democracy,” the politician said.
Probable initiation, condemnation no
The US House of Representatives could vote in favor of an impeachment process against Trump on Wednesday. Democrats under future President Joe Biden accuse Trump of “inciting a riot.” A simple majority, which Democrats have at their disposal, is enough to bring an indictment: the so-called impeachment. It is unclear how many Republicans will vote for impeachment. According to media reports, it could be between 10 and 20. The process itself would take place in the Senate at a later date. A two-thirds majority in this House of Congress would be needed for impeachment, which is unlikely to be achieved.
Trump would be the first president in the history of the United States to initiate two impeachment processes. It is highly unlikely that the impeachment process could begin before the end of Trump’s term on Wednesday of next week. However, it can also take place after Trump leaves office.
