![]() ![]() His expression of such sentiments now must be baffling to his ardent followers who have been egged on by his inflammatory rhetoric throughout his term of office, particularly his refusal to accept the outcome of the November election and his continued baseless assertions the vote was rigged. ![]() ![]() No true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence." "Mob violence goes against everything I believe in and everything our movement stands for. He told viewers there was "never a justification for violence, no excuses, no exceptions". If the issue lingers on and on will it ramp up the pro-Trump supporters who will want to believe Mr Trump is a martyr?įollowing the impeachment, Mr Trump released a video statement calling for calm and a united country. Democrats will be wanting to get on with implementing their policies, but they will also want to draw a line under the Trump presidency. There is no time to hold a trial before Joe Biden takes office, but the timing of any trial will be a conundrum. If he were to be found guilty, separate votes would be required to bar him from future office and stop him from receiving ex-presidential benefits. To remove Mr Trump would require a two-thirds majority, something not achieved following his first impeachment. The next step in the process would involve the Senate and a trial in which senators are the jury. Quite what will happen next regarding the impeachment is unclear. Ten Republicans joined their Democrat counterparts in the House of Representatives to vote for the impeachment, making the final vote 232 to 197. The move has put him in the unenviable position of being the only president to have been impeached twice. Mr Trump was impeached on a charge of incitement of insurrection for the part he played in the lead-up to the storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump activists earlier in the month. PHOTO: REUTERSThe second impeachment of United States President Donald Trump this week will do little to ease the tension in the countdown to the inauguration of the next president on Thursday. ![]()
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