Donald Trump Impeached

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announces Article Two of Impeachment passes Congress on Wednesday evening.

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Published December 18, 2019

Becomes Third President of the United States Impeached

WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump has become only the third president of the United States to be impeached by Congress. Trump is the first-term president to be impeached. The divided Congress voted mainly along party-lines on both Articles of Impeachment.

The first Article of Impeachment on abuse of power; the second Article was for obstruction of Congress. Article One: 230 Yes; 197 – No votes; Article Two: 229 Yes votes – 198 No votes.

Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), a tribal citizen Laguna Pueblo, speaks in support of impeachment on Wednesday evening.

The vote came after an 8-hour debate that allowed Democrats to make their case in favor of impeachment and GOP members debating why they think Trump should not have been impeached.

Shortly before 7 pm, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), one of the first American Indian women to serve in Congress, addressed the House to voice her support of impeachment on both Articles of Impeachment.

Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), the other American Indian woman serving on Congress voted yes on both Articles. The two male American Indian members of Congress, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Rep. MarkWayne Mullin (R-OK), voted no on both Articles of Impeachment.

Read the Articles of Impeachment

The matter will be sent to the United States Senate for trial that will take place in January 2020 – 10 months before the 2020 presidential election.

Donald Trump was in Battle Creek, Michigan making a campaign speech when the impeachment votes took place.