Yesterday, the US House of Representatives referred President Donald Trump to trial before the Senate, on charges of abusing power and obstructing the work of Congress, becoming the third president in US history to face a formal removal procedure.

The 73-year-old Republican president rushed to condemn the historic vote against him in the House of Representatives, accusing his Democratic opponents, who control the House, of being motivated by "envy, hatred and anger", and "trying to nullify the vote of tens of millions of Americans" who elected him president in 2016.

By 230 votes to 197, with one abstention, the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives agreed to charge the abuse of power to the 45th President of the United States.

Minutes later, the council charged Trump with a second charge, obstructing the work of Congress, which passed 229 votes to 198, and one abstention.

With the House of Representatives approval of the indictment, the case moved to the Senate, which will likely begin Trump's January trial.

However, unlike the House of Representatives, the Senate is dominated by Republicans by a majority of 53 Senators, compared to 47, and these have previously confirmed that they intend to absolve Trump of these two charges.

However, the vote that took place in the House of Representatives on Wednesday remains historic, as in the history of the entire United States, only two Presidents were referred to trial before the Senate, Andrew Johnson in 1868, and Bill Clinton in 1998, both of whom were acquitted in the Senate.

As for Richard Nixon, he resigned in 1974, before the House of Representatives voted to refer him to trial, against the backdrop of the "Watergate" scandal.

On Wednesday night, Trump commented on the decision and posted on Twitter a black and white picture of him, pointing his finger, writing under it: "In fact, they are not chasing me (.) They are chasing you (.) I am just an obstacle on the way."

Ironically, while the House of Representatives was voting on Trump's accusation, the Republican billionaire, 1,000 km from Washington, was addressing a crowd of his supporters at an election rally in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Trump was quick to condemn the House decision, saying, "While we create jobs, and fight for Michigan, the radical left in Congress is enraged by envy, hatred and anger, and you see what is going on now." He added that "the Democrats are trying to nullify the vote of tens of millions of Americans," who elected him president in 2016, accusing his opponents of having just committed a process of "political suicide." "This biased accountability that is not related to the law is a political suicide rally for the Democratic Party," Trump said.

The landmark House of Representatives decision came less than a year before the November 2020 presidential election that Trump intends to run to win a second term.

With the exception of a very small number, most of the Democrats voted in favor of the indictment, and most of the Republicans voted against it, while the end of the session, which lasted for many hours, witnessed an exchange of accusations between the two parties. White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham condemned the House vote, calling it "one of the most shameful political chapters in the history of our nation," and said Trump "is ready for the next steps, and I am confident that he will be completely cleared."

At the start of the session, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "It is tragic that the president's reckless behavior made it necessary to start isolation measures," adding, "What we are discussing today is the established fact that the president violated the constitution." Certainly, as a fact, the president represents a constant threat to our national security and the integrity of our elections. ” Trump was anticipating the session by asserting that he had not committed "any error", the day after he sent a letter to Pelosi in which he likened the isolation measures to "an attempted coup."

"Can you believe that my removal will be launched today by the radical left, (by) the Democrats who are not doing anything, while I have done nothing wrong," the president said in a tweet on Twitter. It is terrible, ”he said.“ This should not happen with any other president. ” In the House of Representatives, some Democratic representatives, who represent conservative regions, risked losing the elections next year, by voting in favor of removing the president, but they nevertheless decided to line up behind their party to vote.

For 243 years, the age of the United States, it has never happened that a president was removed from office after parliamentary accountability. This would require a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which has 100 members, which would require at least 20 Republicans to join Democrats in voting against Trump.

3 American presidents were held accountable

Donald Trump, the 45th US president of the United States, has become the third accountable US president. And the first president to inculcate the bitterness of accountability was Andrew Johnson in 1868, who took office after Abraham Lincoln, and the reason was his dismissal from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. While the House of Representatives voted to hold him accountable, on February 24, 1868, the Senate later acquitted him weeks after the trial. Former US President Bill Clinton also won his share of accountability measures, against the backdrop of exploiting the position of "Arkansas Governor" beginning to obtain a bank loan, then accusations came to Clinton, from the issue of harassment, to establishing a relationship with a female trainee in the White House in what was known then as the Monica case Famous Lewinsky. The House of Representatives launched procedures to hold him accountable in 1998, and approved his dismissal, but the accusation also fell on the steps of the Senate. As for former President Richard Nixon, who was elected in 1973 for a second term, he anticipated his accountability in the House of Representatives, against the backdrop of the famous espionage case that was known then as “Watergate,” and it occupied American and international public alike, by submitting his resignation. Washington - Agencies

Pro and anti-Trump demonstrations

There have been demonstrations in favor of Trump's isolation in several cities, including New York, Boston, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. On the other hand, Trump supporters in Battle Creek considered that what the president is exposed to is unfair. "There is an innocent man on trial for how much nonsense," said one of Trump's supporters, Wendy Timmerman, while another supporter, Joe Pontrager, said, "I have no doubt: This is a scam!" Washington - Agencies

Putin expects Trump to survive accountability

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that he expects his US counterpart Donald Trump to remain in office, despite the approval of the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday, to try him in the Senate.

Putin said at his annual press conference that the allegations against Trump "are a dream," and that he believed the US Senate would likely not isolate Trump. Moscow - agencies