House Democrats to hold impeachment vote President Trump
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Pelosi said the Democrats’ preferred response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol is for Vice President Pence to remove Trump by invoking the 25th Amendment – an unlikely scenario less than two weeks before Trump stepped down.
But in a letter to his fellow Democrats, the president promised to bring a vote on impeachment in the absence of Pence’s action, setting the stage for a first time: the impeachment of a president for the second time in his term.
“By protecting our Constitution and our Democracy, we will act urgently, because this President poses an imminent threat to both,” wrote Pelosi in the letter to ordinary colleagues. “As the days go by, the horror of this president’s continued attack on our democracy intensifies, as does the immediate need for action.”
The timing of the impeachment vote is not yet clear.
Pelosi, who was personally targeted by some members of the pro-Trump mob in Wednesday’s insurrection, outlined the Democrats’ strategy for the coming days.
On Monday, they will try to adopt the Democratic Representative of Maryland. Jamie Raskin
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“If we do not receive unanimous consent, this [Raskin] the legislation is planned to be brought to the plenary the next day. We are asking the vice president to respond within 24 hours, ”wrote Pelosi.
“Next, we will proceed with the presentation of the impeachment legislation to the plenary,” she added.
But the mayor did not say when the impeachment vote could take place.
And Rep. James Clyburn (SC), the majority leader, suggested earlier on Sunday that Democrats could impeach Trump now, but delay sending the articles to the Senate, granting the new president Joe Biden
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“We are going to take the vote that we must take in the Chamber. AND [Pelosi] will determine when is the best time to get that vote and nominate managers and move legislation to the Senate, “Clyburn told CNN Jake Tapper
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“We are going to give President-elect Biden the 100 days he needs to get his agenda up and running,” added Clyburn. “And maybe we’ll send the articles out sometime later.”
Updated at 19:21