WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to 鈥渇ight like hell鈥� against election results and a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
The House vote on an article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection was still underway Wednesday, but the Democratic-led House had secured enough votes to impeach Trump. Some Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach the president.
The House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump, with 10 Republicans joining with Democrats to charge him with incitement of insurrection.
During debate before the vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked Republicans and Democrats to 鈥渟earch their souls.鈥� Trump is the first American president to be impeached twice.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will now send the article of impeachment to the Senate, though that timing is unclear. Actual removal seems unlikely before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, as
The impeachment proceedings came one week after a violent, pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol, sending lawmakers into hiding and revealing the fragility of the nation鈥檚 history of peaceful transfers of power. Five people died.
Trump has taken no responsibility for the riot.
