5 articles tagged “second trump impeachment”.
On January 6, 2021, a crowd breached the U.S. Capitol while Congress met to count electoral votes. The attack forced the suspension of the joint session and the evacuation or sheltering of lawmakers. The House moved rapidly to consider impeachment of President Donald Trump.
The second impeachment article accused Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection following the January 6 attack. It referred to his statements about the 2020 election, his efforts to challenge the result, and his remarks to supporters before Congress met.
By the time Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial began, he had left office. Senators therefore debated whether the Constitution allowed the Senate to try a former president for acts committed while in office.
House impeachment managers presented video, public statements, and a chronology of January 6 to support the charge that Trump incited insurrection. Their case connected the president’s efforts to challenge the election with the crowd’s movement toward the Capitol and the interruption of Congress.
On February 13, 2021, the Senate voted 57 guilty to 43 not guilty on the single impeachment article against former President Donald Trump. Seven Republican senators joined all 50 Democratic and independent senators voting to convict.