Second Impeachment Of Donald Trump: 2021 United States presidential impeachment

Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, was impeached for a second time by the United States House of Representatives on January 13, 2021.

This made Trump the only president to be impeached twice. After the impeachment, a trial happened in the United States Senate. It happened after his presidency ended. The Senate voted that Trump was not guilty, with only 57 guilty votes. Over two thirds (67) votes were needed for Trump to be found guilty.

Second impeachment of Donald Trump
Second Impeachment Of Donald Trump: Background, Twenty-fifth amendment, Impeachment plans
The House of Representatives votes to adopt the article of impeachment (H.Res. 24)
AccusedDonald Trump, President of the United States
Proponents
DateJanuary 13, 2021 to February 13, 2021
OutcomeImpeached by the House of Representatives; found not guilty by the Senate
Charges
  • Incitement of insurrection
Cause
Congressional votes
Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives
AccusationIncitement of insurrection
Votes in favor232
Votes against197
Present0
Not voting4
ResultApproved
Voting in the U.S. Senate
AccusationIncitement of insurrection
Votes in favor57
Votes against43
ResultAcquitted

Background

After the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters on January 6, 2021, many government officials said that Trump had told them to do it. Because of this, Members of Congress from both the Democratic Party wanted to remove Trump from his office as President of the United States. Most Republicans still support the President.

Twenty-fifth amendment

Firstly, they wanted Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to be used by Vice President Mike Pence, which would remove office from Trump immediately. If he didn't do this, they said they would impeach him in the House of Representatives and convict him in the Senate instead. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment was also talked about.

Impeachment plans

As of January 8, Democrats planned to push for an impeachment resolution on January 11. By late January 9, it was said that Pence had not ruled out that he might use the 25th Amendment. On January 11, an Article of Impeachment saying that Trump caused the "lawless action at the Capitol" began in the United States House of Representatives.

On January 13, the House voted to impeach Trump.

House votes

Voting results on House Resolution 24
(Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors)
Party Article I (Incitement of insurrection)
Yea Nay Present Not voting
Democrats (222)
222
Republicans (211)
10
197
4
Total (433) 232 197 - 4
Result: Adopted

Senate votes

Verdict in Senate
Party Article I (incitement of insurrection)
Guilty Not guilty
Democrats (48)
48
Republicans (50)
7
43
Independent (2)
2
Total (100) 57 43
Result: Not guilty

References

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