Donald Trump impeached for the second time

  • The House of representatives impeached President Donald Trump for a second time.
  • He was charged with “incitement of insurrection”, focused on a speech he delivered to thousands of supporters shortly before the pro-Trump mob rampaged through the Capitol. 
  • It is the first time in American history when a president has been impeached twice.  

SIGNIFICANCE

  • A Senate trial to determine whether to remove him cannot begin until Jan. 19, his final full day in office. 
  • This means any conviction would almost certainly not be completed until after he leaves the White House.
  • However, the biggest consequence for Trump could be disqualifying him from holding office again.
  • Conviction in an impeachment trial would not automatically disqualify Trump from future public office. 
  • But if the Senate were to convict him, the Constitution allows a subsequent vote to bar an official from holding “any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.”
  • That vote would require only a simple majority of senators. 
  • There is no precedent, however, for disqualifying a president from future office.
HISTORY
  • In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached. He was acquitted by one vote in the Senate.
  • In 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached on charges of sexual relationship with his intern. However, the senate acquitted him. 
  • In December 2019, Trump was impeached on two charges: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
  • He was accused of enlisting foreign government to investigate political rival before 2020 election.
  • It was alleged that the President pressurized Ukraine to announce investigations against his political rival Joe Biden ahead of 2020 elections.
  • He was acquitted by senate. 
  • At that time, Mr. Romney (Republican) had become the first senator in the U.S. history to vote to convict a President from his own party.
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