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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounces the 'harassment' of US State Department in the Trump impeachment probe during a diplomatic visit to Greece to underline support for a NATO ally and reinforce cooperation. SOUNDBITE
Washington DC, Jan 14 (EFE/EPA).- Nearly three-dozen Democratic Party lawmakers have signed a letter calling for a prompt investigation into a "suspicious" visit to the United States Capitol complex by a group of apparent supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump on Jan. 5, the day before the deadly storming of that legislative building by a pro-Trump mob.The letter to the acting chief of the US Capitol Police and the acting House of Representatives and Senate sergeants-at-arms said there were "unusually large groups of people throughout the Capitol who could only have gained access to the Capitol Complex from a Member of Congress or a member of their staff." (Camera: WILL OLIVER).SHOT LIST: US NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS GATHER AT THE US CAPITOL BUILDING WHILE WORKERS PREPARE AHEAD OF THE INAUGURATION AT THE US CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Having been previously impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to the Ukraine scandal, he's the first president to be impeached twice. Trump was impeached for 'incitement of insurrection' over his role in triggering the violent siege of the US Capitol on January 6. Five people died in the riot. According to Business Insider, ten Republican lawmakers broke ranks to vote with their Democratic colleagues to impeach the president. The final vote was 232 in favor of impeachment and 197 against.
Washington DC, Jan 12 (EFE/EPA).- At least 10,000 United States National Guard soldiers will be deployed in Washington D.C. throughout Sunday to help secure the Capitol area and prevent another wave of potentially riot ahead of the possible vote of the "impeachment" against the outgoing president, Donald Trump. (Camera: WILL OLIVER).B-ROLL OF THE SECURITY MEASURES AROUND THE US CAPITOL, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GUARDS AS WELL AS THE CAPITOL POLICE, AND THE SHRINE FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN LAST WEEK'S RIOT IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
Democrats begin the process of impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, introducing a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment of the Constitution and remove Trump from the White House. Republicans blocked an immediate vote on the resolution and Democrats followed up by introducing an article of impeachment of Trump for "incitement of insurrection" over his role in Wednesday's storming of the US Capitol. IMAGES
Washington (US), Jan 11 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Shawn Thew).- National Guard troops were deployed Monday in the United States Capitol in Washington, where Democrats introduced an article of impeachment to oust outgoing US president Donald Trump. FOOTAGE OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS DEPLOYED IN THE US CAPITOL.