Donald Trump Impeached On Charges Of Abuse Of Power, Obstruction Of Congress

For the third time in history, the House of Representatives impeached the president, placing a permanent asterisk next to the name of Donald J. Trump and setting the stage for a Senate trial on removal.

House lawmakers voted Wednesday evening in favor of impeaching Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

The vote for the article relating to abuse of power was 230-197, with one lawmaker, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), voting as present. Two Democrats, Reps. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), voted against the abuse of power article alongside every Republican.

Democrats accuse the president of corruptly soliciting a foreign government to investigate one of his chief political rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden, and conditioning $391 million of security aid on the launch of that investigation. They also charge Trump with “unprecedented, categorical and indiscriminate defiance” as the House sought to investigate his behavior. The White House refused to turn over any documents related to the impeachment inquiry, and a number of Trump administration officials ignored subpoenas to testify.

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING

As the Republican leader of the Senate makes it clear he would prefer a quick and quiet acquittal in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, someone has apparently forgotten to tell the president’s free lawyer. Rudy Giuliani in recent days has been on a public relations tear, conducting print and television interviews essentially confirming a key charge in the impeachment articles against his client.

Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk (Ga.) used his time during Wednesday’s debate on the House impeachment vote to argue that Jesus Christ received more due process when he was nailed to the cross than President Donald Trump has during the impeachment process. Yes, that Jesus.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s “individual mandate” is unconstitutional, putting insurance for 20 million Americans in jeopardy and threatening to throw the health care system into chaos. What happens next will likely depend on the Supreme Court, where the case is almost certainly headed, although it may be a while before it gets there. The law will remain in place at least until that happens.

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