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The US House of Representatives voted tonight, Wednesday, to pass legislation establishing the responsibility of current US President Donald Trump for inciting revolt at congressional events.
Democrats, who dominate the lower house of Congress, accuse Trump of “inciting revolt” in a speech he delivered on January 6 that is seen as urging his supporters to storm Congress.
Once the impeachment bill against Trump is passed, the document will be sent to the Senate, the upper house of Congress where Republicans dominate.
The authors of the bill, drafted by Democratic lawmakers, said Trump “, in violation of the constitutional oath … was involved in committing serious crimes and transgressions by inciting violence against the United States government.”
And the editors considered that Trump incited his followers to storm Congress and practice looting, destruction and slaughter in it, noting that with this he demonstrated that he “will continue to represent a threat to national security, democracy and the constitution if allows him to stay in office. “
The document called for “Trump to be removed, tried and removed from office,” while preventing him from holding any position in the United States.
On the night of January 6, a group of Republican Trump supporters stormed the headquarters of Congress during a session to approve the results of the presidential election, which was won by the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, after a rally in which the current American president refused to acknowledge the victory of his rival.
Subsequently, police units and special forces were able to clear the Congress building of intruders for legislators to announce their approval of the voting results, and these unprecedented riots resulted in the deaths of 5 people, including a police officer and a woman who was shot and killed by a member of the security services and 3 people who died due to “accidents requiring an ambulance”. Soon, more than 70 people were arrested, while Trump pledged after these events to implement an organized power transfer process.
In the context of these events, the White House reported that several Trump administration employees presented their resignations, while Democrats in Congress took steps to remove the president from power with the support of some Republican legislators.
This initiative to impeach Trump is the second of its kind, as another attempt launched by Democrats in the House of Representatives in 2019 has already failed.
Source: Russia today
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