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  • Trump impeached for 'inciting' US Capitol riots

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    The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection" at last week's Capitol riot. He is the first president in US history to be twice impeached - to be charged with crimes by Congress. Mr Trump, a Republican, will now face a trial in the Senate, where if convicted he could face being barred from ever holding office again. The impeachment measure passed largely along party lines. Mr Trump is due to leave office on 20 January, following his election defeat last November to Democrat Joe Biden. After several hours of impassioned debate on Wednesday, the ... (full story)

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A bipartisan vote. people across aisle are clearly unhappy with Trump this time.

The Crow (-_-)
Great! They sent him to the garbage bin of the history. A good lesson for future public servants. No one is above the law.
It is a waste of time, he is having few hours to go
Total waste of time. Zero market reaction. Trump is going nowhere.
What is this "impeachment" thing?

Edit - the article does explain, a bit. " Impeachment is when a sitting president is charged with crimes."

So, the Legislature acts in a Judicial manner. Hello, Separation of Powers? Due process?
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  • Posted: Jan 13, 2021 4:26pm
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