- Title: U.S. House opens session ahead of historic vote on Trump impeachment
- Date: 18th December 2019
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 18, 2019) (REUTERS) WIDE EXTERIOR OF U.S. CAPITOL U.S. FLAG BLOWING IN WIND EXTERIOR OF U.S. CAPITOL ENTRANCE CAPITOL POLICE WALKING OUTSIDE CAPITOL
- Embargoed: 1st January 2020 14:18
- Keywords: Andy Biggs Nancy Pelosi President Donald Trump U.S. House of Representatives impeachment vote motion to adjourn
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA002BAI6ZPJ
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- Story Text: The House of Representatives began debate on Wednesday (December 18) ahead of a historic vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him with abusing his office and obstructing Congress that would make him the third U.S. president to be impeached.
The vote in the Democratic-controlled House is expected to fall almost entirely along party lines, underscoring the deep divide in Congress over Trump's conduct - and the larger political schism within the nation itself.
Trump would become only the third American president to be impeached, an extraordinary check on presidential power spelled out in the U.S. Constitution for executives who commit "high crimes and misdemeanors." No president has ever been removed from office under its terms.
The vote, expected in the afternoon or early evening, would result in a trial next month in the U.S. Senate in which House members would act as prosecutors. That chamber is controlled by Trump's fellow Republicans, who have shown little interest in removing him from office.
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