Megathread: House Votes to Impeach President Donald Trump for Incitement of Insurrection

The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to impeach President Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection. The vote saw 10 Republican members of Congress vote in favor of impeachment, along with all 222 Democrats.<br><br>This is the first time that a US President has been impeached twice during their presidency. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stated that he does not plan on reconvening the Senate prior to January 19th, making it likely that the impeachment trial will occur during the beginning of President-elect Joseph Biden’s administration.<br><br>---<br><br>##Submissions that may interest you<br><br>SUBMISSION | DOMAIN<br>---|----<br>[TWITTER] Mitch McConnell on impeaching Trump before the 20th: “Even if we accelerated this and got it done by day 100 of the Biden administration, it’d still be the fastest one in history by 30 days.” [tweet date: 12 January 2021] | twitter.com<br>[US] House reaches threshold to impeach Trump for second time after he incited Capitol riot | The Independent |<br>[USA] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: Congress should form a bipartisan commission to investigate the 2020 Election. | cnn.com<br>[USA] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Senate won’t reconvene early for impeachment trial | nbcnews.com<br>[US] House reaches threshold to impeach Trump after he incited Capitol riot | The Independent |<br>[US] House votes to impeach President Donald Trump for second time | cnn.com<br>[US] House votes to impeach, Trump becomes only president impeached | yorkdispatch.com<br>[USA] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on impeachment and 25th amendment: “as of today, I have not changed my” stance. | cnn.com<br>Twitter bans MyPillow founder over election claims | apnews.com<br>Majority Leader McConnell has told colleagues that he has not yet made a decision on whether he will vote to convict President Trump. | nbcnews.com<br>Scoop: McConnell has told colleagues that he believes President Trump committed impeachable offenses, per people familiar | axios.com<br>Twitter Permanently Suspends MyPillow Founder Who Has Been Using Platform To Spread Election Lies | buzzfeednews.com<br>[USA] House votes to impeach President Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection | nbcnews.com