The US Congress has impeached President Donald John Trump for a second term.
A total of 232 members of congress voted for impeachment while 197 voted against. Four persons stayed away from voting in the historic impeachment vote.
Ten Republicans joined the Democrats to vote in favour of impeachment on Wednesday in the process which earlier witnessed a tensed situation.The impeachment described as the most by partisan impeachment in American history also launched the President as the first President to be impeached for a second time.
The article of impeachment cones one week after suspected supporters invaded the parliament to overturn the presidential election certified by the electoral college. He was accused of inciting insurrection against the state.
The two arms of the legislature presided over by Vice President Mike Pence, was in the middle of certifying the electoral college votes when the hoodlums struck and attempted to go for Pence and House Speaker,Nancy Pelosi’s jugular.
The bewildered lawmakers took cover and saved democracy by bracing up to ceriffy Joe Biden as the 46 th President of the United States. Trump who has just a week to complete his first and only term in office is expected to have impeachment trial at the Senate.
