- Democrats have begun preparations for a second impeachment of Donald Trump
- This is following Wednesday’s invasion of the US Capitol on Wednesday by his supporters
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US Democrats are planning to introduce an impeachment motion against Donald Trump for his role in Wednesday’s invasion of Capitol Buildings.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would move forward with impeachment if Mr Trump did not resign immediately.
The charge of “incitement of insurrection” is set to be introduced by House Democrats on Monday.
They accuse Mr Trump of encouraging a riot in Congress in which five people died.
Pelosi said:
“It is the hope of Members that the President will immediately resign. But if he does not, I have instructed the Rules Committee to be prepared to move forward with Congressman Jamie Raskin’s 25th Amendment legislation and a motion for impeachment,”
“Accordingly, the House will preserve every option — including the 25th Amendment, a motion to impeach or a privileged resolution for impeachment.”
House Democrats plan to introduce their impeachment resolution on Monday, when the House next comes into session.
President-elect Joe Biden said impeachment was for Congress to decide, but said he had thought “for a long time President Trump was not fit to hold the job”.
The White House dismissed the impeachment as a “politically motivated” move that would “only serve to further divide our great country”.
If the process does go ahead, it would be the second time the House of Representatives has pursued impeachment against President Trump.
In December 2019, the House impeached Mr Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. But the Senate acquitted him on both charges in February 2020.
