Trump Impeached for second time

President Donald Trump has made history as the first President of United States to be impeached twice. A bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump seven days from the end of his term. Sacked workers of Access Bank protest non-payment of full entitlement 3 INEC staff sacked, […]

President Donald Trump has made history as the first President of United States to be impeached twice.

A bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump seven days from the end of his term.

• Sacked workers of Access Bank protest non-payment of full entitlement
• 3 INEC staff sacked, 4 under investigation

With nearly all votes counted, the number supporting impeachment on the single charge of “incitement of insurrection” for Trump’s role in whipping up a violent mob surpassed 217, the majority threshold out of 433 current House members. At least 10 Republicans joined the Democrats.

Impeachment of the president will trigger a trial in the US Senate, which is not expected to begin its proceedings until Trump, 74, is out of office. (AFP)