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US lawmakers vote to impeach Trump for second time

13-01-2021 18:54 Donald Trump becomes first US president in history to be impeached twice, after House of Representatives votes to charge him with inciting last week's mob attack on Congress.

UNITED STATES

US Democrats move to impeach Trump in final days of presidency

11-01-2021 14:15 Democrats introduce article of impeachment accusing Trump of "incitement of insurrection" over his role in Wednesday's storming of the US Capitol by his supporters.

UNITED STATES

Trump vows 'orderly transition' as US Congress certifies Biden win

07-01-2021 08:55 The United States Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the nation's next president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier.

US DEMOCRACY IN CHAOS

US lawmakers decry 'coup' as Trump supporters storm Congress

06-01-2021 17:39 Trump supporters storm a session of Congress held to certify Joe Biden's win, as a desperate last-minute bid by the president to overturn his election loss sparks chaos and accusations of a "coup" attempt.

UNITED STATES

Protesters breach US Capitol, force evacuation of lawmakers

06-01-2021 17:06 The US House and Senate were forced into emergency recess on Wednesday after pro-Trump protesters breached security cordons and entered the Capitol building after clashing with police.

TRUMP IMPEACHMENT

Trump wins Putin's backing as he's impeached for abuse of power

19-12-2019 07:53 By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White House in US history to be impeached.

IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS

Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings

13-11-2019 12:22 House of Representatives launches first public hearing of Donald Trump’s impeachment investigation, an extraordinary process to determine whether the 45th president of the United States should be removed from office.

Bloomberg

Nancy Pelosi on governing during Trump's impeachment process

01-11-2019 19:03 In an exclusive roundtable interview with Bloomberg editors and reporters, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi discusses health care, China, global trade and, of course, impeachment.