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Washington (USA), Feb 9 (EFE) .- The second political trial of former US President Donald Trump started on Tuesday in a divided Senate.IMAGE: FEDNET / TVUMEDIASOURCE. MANDATORY CREDIT ON SCREEN. EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES.
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.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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.
Two members of the US Capitol Police have been suspended after welcoming pro-Trump rioters into the Capitol building on Wednesday. According to Business Insider, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) said one of the officers took a selfie with a rioter. The other put on a 'Make America Great Again' hat and directed insurrectionists through the building. Ryan is on the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, which oversees spending on the Capitol Police force. He said one of the members may have been arrested. The attack Wednesday was the worst assault on the US Capitol since British forces burned it down in 1814. The rioters failed to stop the certification of electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden at the urging of President Donald Trump. The violence resulted in five deaths.