US House votes to send two articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate, opening way for the historic trial of the 45th president for abuse of power
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat-California, flanked by House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat-New York, left, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, Democrat-California, as she speaks during a news conference to announce impeachment managers at the Capitol in Washington, January 15, 2020.
“We are here today to cross a very important threshold in American history,” Pelosi said, addressing the House before the vote. The top Republican in the House, Kevin McCarthy of California, said Americans will look back on this “sad saga” that tried to remove the president with the “weakest case.” "If McConnell makes this the first trial in history without witnesses, it will be exposed for what it is and that is an effort to cover up for the president,” Schiff said.
Trump's trial will be only the third presidential impeachment trial in US history, and it comes against the backdrop of a politically divided nation in an election year. Senator Susan Collins of Maine is leading an effort among some Republicans, including Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, for votes on witnesses.
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