01/13/2021 3:57 PM
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Updated 01/13/2021 6:43 PM
The US House of Representatives approved this Wednesday the opening of a new impeachment against the outgoing president, Donald Trump, this time under the accusation of "incitement to insurrection" after last week's assault on the Capitol.
Hours before the vote in the Lower House was voted, the Senate leader clarified that the Upper House will not reconvene until Tuesday, January 19, a day before the inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell will not convene the Upper House again before his recess ends on January 19 to consider impeachment of Trump, his press secretary Doug Andres confirmed on Wednesday through from Twitter.
The House of Representatives debates a measure to impeach Trump for his "incitement" to violence last week, which led to the seizure of the Capitol, the seat of Congress.
In the case of the Lower House, the majority is Democrat, so the approval of the trial that imputes to Trump serious crimes and misdemeanors that justify impeachment was taken for granted.
McConnell's confirmation that he will not convene the Senate until at least the 19th of this month leaves
no possibility
of the Democratic initiative being approved before the Democrat Biden replaces Trump in office.
Anti Trump protesters, in front of the Capitol, this Wednesday, with a sign calling for his resignation.
Photo: AFP
For Nancy Pelosi, "Trump must go"
The president of the United States Lower House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, assured this Wednesday that Donald Trump "must go" since he is "a clear and present danger" for the country, in the debate prior to the vote of a new trial. politician against the president, accused of "incitement to insurrection."
"We know that 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 we all love," Pelosi said shortly before the vote, which is expected to pass the impeachment thanks to the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.
"Since the November presidential election, an election lost by the president, (Trump) has repeatedly lied about the outcome," seeking to cast doubt on the electoral process, Pelosi added.
In addition, he "unconstitutionally sought to influence state officials" to overturn Joe Biden's victory, he said.
The United States is experiencing moments of
recent
unprecedented political tension
after the violent assault on the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters and less than a week after the formal handover ceremony, scheduled for January 20, to take place. in which Democrat Biden will assume the Presidency.
The four-page impeachment resolution filed Monday is based on the
president's
own
incendiary rhetoric
and the falsehoods he spread about Biden's victory in the presidential election, including a White House rally on the same day. of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, to build a case for serious crimes and misdemeanors as required by the Constitution.
The National Guard prepares, this Wednesday, inside the Capitol, to reinforce security inside and outside the building, before the inauguration of Joe Biden on Wednesday, January 20.
AP photo
Facing his possible place in history, Trump warned lawmakers to back off and hinted that it was the impeachment attempt, and not his actions around the bloody riots, that was dividing the country.
"To continue on this path, I believe it causes tremendous danger to our country and causes tremendous anger," Trump said Tuesday, in his first statements to the press since the violent events last week.
Republicans against Trump
At least five Republican lawmakers, including the third in the party's hierarchy in the House of Representatives, Liz Cheney of Wyoming, were not swayed by the president's logic and
announced that they would vote in favor of impeachment,
dividing the Republican leadership. and the game itself.
"The President of the United States summoned this mob, gathered the crowd and lit the flame of this attack," Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, said in a statement.
"There has never been a greater betrayal on the part of a president of the United States in his charge and his oath to the Constitution."
Upper House Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is said to be angry at Trump and it is unclear how the process would play out in the Senate.
In the House of Representatives, the leader of the formation, Kevin McCarthy of California and a prominent Trump ally, tried to propose a lighter censorship, but that option failed.
The president calls for calm
Meanwhile, while Congress debated whether to move forward with the impeachment trial, President Trump asked for the help of "all Americans" to "ease tensions" and prevent violence, after learning "information on new demonstrations" called for the Biden's inauguration day.
"I ask that there be no violence or vandalism," Trump said in a note to the Fox network, reiterating that he is against violence "of any kind."
"In light of the signs of new demonstrations, I ask that there be no violence or vandalism. It is not what I support and it is not what the United States maintains. I ask all Americans to help ease tensions. Thank you," he reiterated the president, who continues to fail to recognize Biden's triumph and rejects accusations that he encouraged violence last week.
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