House Democrats will vote against court President Trump
Donald TrumpKim says North Korean efforts will focus on getting the US to their knees. Pelosi urges Democrats to prepare to return to DC this week amid Ken Klippenstein’s accusation: ‘Ideological’ blind spot has prevented law enforcement from responding to Capitol riots MORE urgently for the encouragement of mob violence at the Capitol on Wednesday, speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Pelosi said the Democrats’ preferred response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol is that Vice President Pence would remove Trump by invoking the 25th Amendment – an unlikely scenario less than two weeks before Trump leaves office.
But in a letter to fellow Democrats, the Speaker promised to bring a vote on indictment in the absence of Pence, setting the stage for a historic first: the indictment of a president for the second time in his term .
“To protect our Constitution and our Democracy, we will act urgently, because this president is a threatening threat to both,” Pelosi wrote in the letter to colleagues. “As the days go by, the horror of the constant assault on our democracy committed by this president intensifies and so does the immediate need for action.”
Pelosi, who was personally targeted by some members of the pro-Trump mob in Wednesday’s uprising, outlined the Democrats’ strategy for the coming days.
On Monday, they will try to adopt Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin
Jamin (Jamie) Ben RaskinTrump faces new indictment Democrats are ready to condemn Trump again Pelosi promises to accuse Trump again – if Pence does not remove him‘s 25th Amendment with unanimous consent – a chance to be assured by Trump’s conservative allies.
‘If we do not receive unanimous consent, it is [Raskin] legislation is planned to bring to the floor the next day. “We call on the Vice President to respond within 24 hours,” Pelosi wrote.
“Next, we will continue to put accusation legislation on the floor,” she added.
The speaker did not say when the accusation could be voted, but Democratic assistants said they were aiming for the middle of the week.
Rep. James Clyburn (DS.C.), the majority whip, suggested earlier Sunday that Democrats could now accuse Trump, but delay the articles to the Senate and allow the next president. Joe Biden
Joe BidenKim says North Korean efforts will focus on ‘bringing America’ to their knees’ Amazon suspends Parler of web hosting service Pelosi insists Democrats prepare to return to DC this week amid accusations the time to sit in his cabinet and launch his 100-day agenda before an indictment ends up in Congress indefinitely.
‘We will take the vote we have to take in the House. And [Pelosi] will make the decision when it’s the best time to get that vote and appoint the executives and pass that legislation to the Senate, ”Clyburn told CNN. Jake Tapper
Jacob (Jake) Paul Tapper John Kelly says Trump cabinet should discuss the 25th amendment of the GOP senators, following the challenges facing the Electoral College, Tapper agrees with DeWine on the GOP’s attempt to reverse election results MORE on Sunday.
“Let’s give President Biden the hundred days he needs to get his agenda going,” Clyburn added. “And maybe we’ll send the articles a while later.”
Pelosi’s announcement comes in the wake of an extraordinary week of violent unrest in the country’s capital, unprecedented in the country’s history.
Trump, who spoke in the White House on Wednesday, urged thousands of his supporters to march to the Capitol to prevent Congress from ratifying Biden as the winner in the November election. Many of them heeded it and stormed the Capitol amid Congress’s debate to verify state-sponsored election votes.
What happened next will be permanently captured in the most horrific episodes of American history.
The rioters violated the Capitol, ransacked offices, smashed windows, violated historical artifacts and defecated followed by the country’s most famous emblem of democracy. Some have threatened to take legislators hostage – or worse.
The attack sparked a scene of bedlam throughout the Capitol as lawmakers, staff and reporters scrambled to get coverage, and some of Trump’s closest GOP allies urged the president to tell his supporters to resign.
Amid the chaos, at least four protesters died – including a woman from California who was shot by a Capitol police officer while trying to gain access to the house floor. Another Capitol police officer has died after sustaining injuries during protests. A third officer was reportedly killed while on duty at the weekend, after defending the Capitol during the siege.
Pelosi did not publicly decide on the indictment. But the Democrats are working together behind a single article, written by representatives of Raskin, David Cicilline
David Nicola CicillineTrump faces the new indictment threat Democrats are ready to accuse Trump again. Pence opposes Trump’s removal under 25th Amendment: reports MORE (RI) and Ted Lieu
Ted W. LieuTrump faces new indictment threatening Capitol riots raise fears of Trump’s military forces in recent days Democrats ready to prosecute Trump MORE (California), which accuses Trump of major crimes and crimes for “intentional incitement to violence against the United States government.”
More than 200 Democrats have already signed up as co-sponsors; they will need at least 217 to send it through the house. It is unclear whether any House Republicans will support it.
“That is why President Trump has shown through such behavior that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy and the Constitution if he is allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a way that is completely incompatible with self-government and the rule of law. right. , ”Reads the indictment.
“President Trump therefore guarantees indictment and trial, dismissal from office and incapacity to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit among the United States,” it continues.
Updated at 7:53 p.m.