Trump has made history as the first president to be impeached twice
On Jan. 13 President Donald Trump was impeached for a second time making him the first President of the United States to face two impeachments.
According to CNN, The House voted 232 to 197 to impeach the president, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” following the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
In a Jan. 8 press conference President-elect Joe Biden said Trump “is not fit to serve as president.”
“The damage done to our reputation around the world by a president of the United States encouraging a mob… it has to be immediately investigated and people need to be held accountable,” Biden said in the conference.
Following tweets that violated Twitter’s policy against “glorification of violence“, the President’s account was suspended indefinitely on Jan. 8.
“We made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things. We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement,” Twitter stated in their blog.
After his second impeachment, Trump released a video calling for calm, yet did not mention the impeachment. He condemned the violence and vandalism that occurred during the Capitol Hill riots.
“This violence goes against everything I believe in,” Trump said. “No true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. No true supporter of mine could ever disrespect law enforcement or our great American flag. No true supporter of mine would threaten or harass their fellow Americans.”
The participants involved in the attack on Capitol Hill are currently under investigation by the FBI.
According to Global News, the earliest the senate could hold a session is Jan. 19. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stated that there is no way Trump’s impeachment trial could conclude before Biden’s inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20.
“Even if the Senate process were to begin this week and move promptly, no final verdict would be reached until after President Trump had left office,” McConnell said.
McConnell believes the next week should see Congress focusing on making Biden’s transition into presidency as smooth as possible.
Matthew Lebo, chair of political science at Western University, explained that the trial could bar Trump from running for office again in 2024, and revoke privileges granted to former presidents such as pension or secret service protection.