IMPEACHED AGAIN! Thanks to months-long behavior caused by his inability to accept that Joe Biden won last November's election and lying to his rabid supporters about it, Donald Trump was impeached for the second time in a little over a year by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier today. Under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the House voted 232-197 to charge Trump for 'Incitement to Insurrection'...after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop lawmakers from certifying the election results in Biden's favor on January 6, leaving five people dead in the process. Trump is the only president in American history to have been impeached twice during a single term of office. Wow.
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It remains to be seen when the Senate will begin the impeachment trial for Trump. If it starts after Biden is sworn in as president a week from today (Woohoo!), then the Democrats will preside over this as they will officially control the Senate under the guidance of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on January 20. When that happens, the likelihood to convict Trump and prevent him from running for government office again increases dramatically. But this is assuming that 17 Republicans will join the 50 Democrats (excluding Vice President Kamala Harris—who would provide the 51st Democratic vote as tie-breaker) in stripping Trump of all the perks, such as a six-figure monthly pension, that comes with having led the Executive Branch. 10 House Republicans chose country over party when they voted to impeach Trump today... We'll see if members of the Senate GOP will follow suit. Happy Hump Day! Unless you're a MAGA supporter.
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