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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.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer derides what he describe as the "sham trial" of US President Donald Trump. "The verdict of this kangaroo court will be meaningless," says Schumer on the Senate floor before lawmakers vote on Trump's impeachment. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with supporters and waves goodbye as he departs the South Lawn for a 'Merry Christmas rally' in Battle Creek, Michigan. He leaves Washington, DC, as lawmakers debate two articles of impeachment against him ahead of a vote on the House floor. IMAGES
Images of the White House in Washington, DC as President Donald Trump faces becoming only the third US leader ever to be impeached. Ahead of the vote in the US House of Representatives, Trump went on Twitter to once again insist that he has done "nothing wrong". IMAGES
Supporters of Donald Trump brave freezing temperatures, standing in line at least 12 hours before a 'Merry Christmas rally' in Michigan. Ahead of the rally, the president faces becoming only the third US leader ever to be impeached with the House of Representatives set for a historic vote that would trigger his trial in the Senate. IMAGES
The House Rules Committee meets on Capitol Hill in Washington ahead of a vote on two articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump on the House floor. "It's unfortunate that we have to be here today, but the actions of the president of the United States make that necessary," says Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts and the committee's chairman. IMAGES