The US House of Representatives on January 13, 2021 made Donald Trump the first US president to be impeached twice.
- The House of Representatives had voted to impeach Donald Trump first time in December of 2019 on charges of abuse of power and obstructing the Congress that actually arising from his request that Ukraine should investigate Biden and his son Hunter ahead of the election.
- Donald Trump was formally charging with inciting an insurrection just a week after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol.
- However, despite impeachment in the Lower House, Trump would not resign as impeachment refers only to the House, the lower chamber of Congress, bringing charges, or Articles of Impeachment.
- The Senate, which is the upper chamber, to have a trial to determine Trump’s guilt. A two-thirds majority is needed to convict Trump. If all 100 senators are present for the vote, at least 17 Republicans need to join the Democrats to convict Trump.
- There is no standard for the U.S. senate conducting an impeachment trial after the President in question has left office.
- Bar from further contesting: If Donald Trump is convicted by the Senate (even after end of the term), the US Constitution allows a subsequent vote to stop an official to hold any office of trust, honour or profit in the United States. Only a simple majority would be required by the senators. That simply means that the Democrats – who will have a complete control after Biden’s administration formally takes over – would be able to bar Trump from running for President in the year 2024.
