WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives began debate on Wednesday ahead of a historic vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
He has been charged 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.
(Agencies)
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