'Sad for the country, good for me': Trump responded to Congressional vote on impeachment
On Friday, the Judicial Committee of the House of Representatives approved two impeachment articles for US President Donald Trump.
The committee voted to endorse both articles of impeachment after the hearing, which took place late on Thursday, December 12. One of the articles was about alleged abuse of power by President Donald Trump, and the second was about obstructing Congress during an impeachment investigation. Both articles were approved by separate voting: 23 of the legislator voted “for”, “17” “against”.
“Today is a solemn, sad day,” said Congressman Democrat Jerry Nadler after the vote.
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“For the third time in a little over one and a half years, the Judicial Committee of the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president, against abuse of power and obstruction to Congress. The chamber will act quickly. Thank you, ”he added and left.
Trump called the vote "a hoax that began a long time ago."
“This is very sad for our country, but for me it is very good from a political point of view,” he told reporters at the White House on Friday.
Friday's vote took place in minutes without the usual opening statements, which contrasts sharply with the 14-hour meeting on Thursday.
Democrats claim Trump has pressured Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden in exchange for military assistance and a meeting at the White House. Trump, they said, then slowed down the investigation, which he called the “witch hunt”, which led to an indictment from Congress.
Both impeachment articles are now sent to the House of Representatives. There, a vote could take place on Wednesday, December 18, chairman of the committee on internal rules Jim McGovern told reporters.
If the House of Representatives accepts the impeachment, the Senate may hold a trial at the beginning of the 2020 year to decide whether to remove Trump from office. If two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 senators, vote for it, Trump will be removed from office, and Vice President Mike Pence will take over as Commander-in-Chief.
Trump attacks Democrats
On Friday, a few hours before the scheduled hearing, the president launched an offensive, attacking Democrats and praising Republicans. He also called the Democratic Party a “party of lies and deceit,” extolling the Republican House members who spent Thursday arguing against impeachment.
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According to TASS, impeachment of the head of state was initiated before in the history of the United States only three times. These presidents were Andrew Johnson (in the 1868 year), Bill Clinton (in the 1998-1999 years) and Richard Nixon (in the 1974 year). However, Johnson and Clinton were acquitted by the upper house of Congress. Nixon resigned even before the hearing.
If the House of Representatives approves the indictment, prepared as a result of the investigation in the Legal Committee, will be transferred to the Senate of Congress, where the procedure will turn into a trial. It will be led by the chairman of the US Supreme Court. The House of Representatives in such a process actually acts as a party to the prosecution, and senators play the role of a jury. For impeachment to take place, at least two-thirds of the votes of senators are required (at least 67). For this reason, with the current composition of the Senate, the probability of voting in favor of impeachment is virtually reduced to zero. Since the beginning of this year, Republicans (based on the results of the November mid-term elections) have occupied the seats of 53 in the upper house of Congress 100.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said Thursday night that he already expects the Senate lawsuit will lead to Trump's acquittal.
“There is no chance that the president will be removed from office,” McConnell said, adding that he believed it was unlikely that Republican senators would vote to impeach.
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