US House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

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President Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland reads out the charge against Trump on the Senate floor, where the former president continues to enjoy significant support from Republican senators. The Senate trial of the 74-year-old Trump, who was impeached by the Democratic-majority House on January 13 for an unprecedented second time, is to begin the week of February 8.


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