On the other is an uncertain future - but one free from the president's unique style of heat and rhetoric - unfiltered invective that even many Republicans now believe contributed to last week's Capitol riot. Read more from Anthony. For two hours, members of the Democratic-controlled House made statements for and against the vote on impeachment while National Guard troops kept watch inside and outside the Capitol.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, said: "The president of the United States incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion against our common country. He must go. He is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. Most Republicans did not seek to defend Mr Trump's rhetoric, instead arguing that the impeachment had bypassed the customary hearings and calling on Democrats to drop it for the sake of national unity.
The president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters. Mr Trump was impeached by , with ten Republicans siding with Democrats. With a sombre and conciliatory tone, Mr Trump said in his video after the vote: "Violence and vandalism have no place in our country No true supporter of mine would ever endorse political violence.
Mr Biden said he hoped senators would not neglect the "other urgent business of this nation", such as approving his cabinet nominees, coronavirus relief and the nationwide vaccination programme. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch the moment President Trump was impeached for a second time.
Can Trump be removed or banned from politics? What happens next? Trump: 'Violence and vandalism have no place in our country'. Impeachment: The basics. What is impeachment? Impeachment is when a sitting president is charged with crimes. The House brings impeachment charges against federal officials as part of its oversight and investigatory responsibilities.
Individual Members of the House can introduce impeachment resolutions like ordinary bills, or the House could initiate proceedings by passing a resolution authorizing an inquiry. The Committee on the Judiciary ordinarily has jurisdiction over impeachments, but special committees investigated charges before the Judiciary Committee was created in The committee then chooses whether to pursue articles of impeachment against the accused official and report them to the full House.
If the articles are adopted by simple majority vote , the House appoints Members by resolution to manage the ensuing Senate trial on its behalf. These managers act as prosecutors in the Senate and are usually members of the Judiciary Committee. The number of managers has varied across impeachment trials but has traditionally been an odd number.
The House has initiated impeachment proceedings more than 60 times but less than a third have led to full impeachments. Just eight—all federal judges—have been convicted and removed from office by the Senate. Trump in and ], a cabinet secretary William Belknap in , and a U. Senator William Blount of Tennessee in have also been impeached.
In only three instances—all involving removed federal judges—has the Senate taken the additional step of barring them from ever holding future federal office. Blount, who had been accused of instigating an insurrection of American Indians to further British interests in Florida, was not convicted, but the Senate did expel him.
Other impeachments have featured judges taking the bench when drunk or profiting from their position. Farrand, Max, ed. The Records of the Federal Convention of Kyvig, David E. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, Les Benedict, Michael. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. New York: W. That said, a president can face criminal charges at a later point. Sherry points out that in the Constitution "the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.
In a case in which a president was actually removed from office, the vice president would assume office under the 25th Amendment, which was ratified in Then the new president would nominate a new vice president who would have to be confirmed by a majority of both houses of Congress. A president can continue governing even after he or she has been impeached by the House of Representatives.
Trump continued to govern after his impeachment in December , and of course, ran for reelection in After Clinton was impeached on Dec. While Clinton continued governing, and the impeachment had no legal or official impact, his legacy is marred by the proceeding. The House voted to impeach Trump on Dec. Following a three-week trial, the Republican controlled Senate acquitted Trump on Feb. The articles of impeachment centered on the Stanton event, according to the Senate.
Clinton, whose impeachment was connected to the cover-up of his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky while in office, was 22 votes away from reaching the necessary number of votes to convict in the Senate.
Richard Nixon faced three articles of impeachment related to the Watergate scandal, in which he allegedly obstructed the investigation and helped cover up the crimes surrounding the break-in. Editor's Note: This story was originally published in and has been updated periodically.
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