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☆ Election fraud rhetoric 'precipitated riots' says Barr
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com sentiment -0.66 time to read: 1 min

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett joins CNN's Poppy Harlow to discuss new comments from former Attorney General Bill Barr on what he thinks lead to the attack on the Capitol building.

Persons: Stacey Plaskett, Poppy Harlow, Bill Barr

☆ Factbox: Several U.S. House impeachment managers worked on Trump's first impeachment
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

A member of the Judiciary Committee, he worked on the House’s first impeachment of Trump in December 2019 and helped draft the impeachment article the House passed against the president this week. DAVID CICILLINECicilline worked on Trump’s first impeachment and was involved in drafting the article of impeachment this week. JOAQUIN CASTROCastro, 46, is a member of the House Intelligence Committee, which held many of the hearings behind closed doors investigating Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. ERIC SWALWELLSwalwell is on the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees and was involved in investigating Trump’s first impeachment. He is a co-sponsor of the article of impeachment that the House approved Wednesday, along with Raskin and Cicilline.

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☆ Pelosi signs impeachment articles against Trump for 'incitement of insurrection,' making Trump the first president to be impeached twice
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi formally signed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an insurrection. Ten House Republicans voted to impeach Trump, highlighting growing support among the GOP to hold the president accountable. "No one is above the law and President Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to this country. "And now I sadly, heartbroken over what this means to the country, over a president who incited insurrection, will sign the article of impeachment," Pelosi said, symbolically signing the article. Ten House Republicans voted to impeach Trump, highlighting growing support among the GOP to potentially hold the President accountable.

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☆ A member of Congress says she chose to risk running into Capitol rioters over sheltering with maskless colleagues during the insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

She said was concerned about several Republicans not wearing masks while sheltering in a secure room during the insurrection. In the days since the insurrection, Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brad Schneider, and Adriano Espaillat have tested positive for COVID-19. Rep. Stacey Plaskett says she opted not to shelter with Republican colleagues who weren't wearing masks during the Capitol insurrection last week and instead chose to risk running into the mob as she sought safety elsewhere. Plaskett briefly went down to the room, but quickly realized several Republican lawmakers weren't wearing masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Plaskett, a Democrat, isn't the only representative to raise concerns over Republicans in the House not wearing masks during the insurrection.

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ET Live Updates: House Set to Impeach Trump, After Pence Rejects Call to Strip His Powers Lawmakers said they would move to impeach the president on Wednesday, after formally calling on Vice President Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment. In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the House vote on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence rejected the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment. Credit... Nicole Craine for The New York Times The House on Tuesday night formally called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip President Trump of his powers. With Democrats controlling the House, Mr. Trump is likely to become the first American president to be impeached twice. Other sites such as Snapchat, Reddit and Twitch also curtailed Mr. Trump.

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☆ Here's what happens if Trump is impeached a 2nd time by the House, as expected
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Grace Panetta | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives is expected to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in his presidency. The House is impeaching Trump on one article of inciting an insurrection on the US Capitol on January 6. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives is expected to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in his presidency. Trump was once before impeached by the House in December 2019 on charges of abusing his office and obstructing Congress before being acquitted in a Senate trial in February 2020. Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Trump in his first impeachment were impeached by the House but all acquitted in the Senate.

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“He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding.” “These facts require immediate actions by President Trump,” he continued. A few Republicans defended him, but most others simply argued that a rush to impeach Mr. Trump without a hearing or an investigation raised constitutional questions. With Democrats controlling the House, Mr. Trump is expected to become the first American president to be impeached twice. Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington sent a letter to Mr. Trump on Sunday asking for an emergency declaration to obtain additional funding for inauguration security. On Tuesday, a federal inspector general questioned an order to deliver the estimates before Mr. Trump leaves office, after whistle-blowers warned that the rush would imperil their accuracy.

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