The House of Representatives sent Trump impeachment clauses to the Senate; The trial is expected to open in the third
Democrats voted to pass the impeachment proceeding against the president to the Senate, where he is expected to be credited in the light of the Republican majority. He is accused of abusing authority and disrupting congressional work in the Ukraine-Gate affair. White House: "Expect him to be credited." This will be the third impeachment trial in history alone
The House of Representatives sent Trump impeachment clauses to the Senate; The trial is expected to open in the third
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The United States House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send two official impeachment counts against President Donald Trump to the Senate. The trial, only the third in U.S. history, is expected to begin Tuesday and continue for about two weeks. Given Senate Republican control, and the need for a two-thirds of a hundred senators to oust Trump, he is likely to remain in office.
The Democrat-dominated House of Representatives voted almost entirely according to party affiliation. 228 lawmakers voted in favor, while 193 opposed. Trump has been blamed by Democrats for abusing his authority when he asked Ukraine to interrogate former vice president and potential rival Joe Biden, and disrupt congressional activity when he blocked evidence and documents requested by Democratic lawmakers.
Trump, who wants to be elected to a second term in November, is claiming a "witch hunt" against him. The White House said it expects the president to be "completely acquitted" by the Senate.
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