Democrats start their campaign to impeach Trump
Democrats in the US Congress, today, Monday, begin their campaign to remove President Donald Trump from office at the beginning of a week that may end with a vote that may make him the only US president in US history to be tried twice with the aim of impeaching him.
Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, the headquarters of the House of Representatives and the Senate last week, in a horrific attack on the fortress of American democracy, which led to the dispersion of members of Congress who were participating in the confirmation session that President-elect Joe Biden won the presidency.
Five people died in these events.
The violence took place after Trump urged his supporters to march to the Capitol in a public meeting in which he repeated his claims about the illegality of his denied defeat in the elections.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, many of her fellow Democrats and a few Republicans say Trump should not be trusted with completing his term, which ends on Jan.20.
Pelosi said in a message to her Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives: "We will act quickly to protect our constitution and our democracy because this president represents an imminent threat to them both."
When the House of Representatives convenes at 1600 GMT today, Monday, lawmakers will introduce a bill calling on Vice President Mike Pence to activate Amendment No. 25 in the US Constitution, which has not been activated before.
The amendment allows the Vice President and the Council of Ministers to impeach the president due to his inability to rule.
A recorded vote is expected on Tuesday.
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