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House impeaches Trump after US Capitol siege; his fate in Senate hands

Only three US presidents ever impeached; none removed; vote held with large security presence at US Capitol; Pelosi calls Trump 'clear and present danger' to US

Donald Trump, US elections
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In a break from standard procedure, Republican House leaders refrained from urging their members to vote against impeachment, calling the vote a matter of individual conscience

David Morgan and Richard Cowan | Reuters Washington
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to make Donald Trump the first US president ever to be impeached twice, formally charging him in his waning days in power with inciting an insurrection just a week after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol.

The vote in the Democratic-controlled House was 232-197 following a deadly assault on American democracy, with 10 Republicans joining the Democrats in backing impeachment.
 
But it appeared unlikely that the extraordinarily swift impeachment would lead to Trump's ouster before the Republican president's four-year term ends and Democratic President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20.