US House of Representatives Impeached Trump

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The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump. 232 congressmen voted for, 197 against. Now the Senate must consider the issue of removing Trump, meduza.io reported on January 13. Congressmen have approved charges against Trump of inciting an insurrection. The question was adopted by a majority vote of the Democratic Party representatives (222), in addition, ten Republicans voted yes. Trump's removal must be now considered by the Senate, which is on vacation until January 19. The current US president's term expires on January 20, but the Senate has the right to continue impeachment proceedings. In addition, Trump may be barred from ever holding public office again. As for Trump, the day before he called the consideration of the impeachment in Congress "the continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics." He denied accusations that his statements provoked riots in Washington on January 6. “We  want no violence. Never violence,” Trump said. Recall, on January 6, supporters of the outgoing US President Donald Trump, after his speech at a rally in Washington, stormed through to the Capitol, where election results were under approval at a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives. The protesters managed to break into the building. They failed to disrupt the procedure, but five people died during the riots. Thereafter, Democrats in the US House of Representatives accused the incumbent president of inciting an insurrection and submitted a resolution of impeachment.