Chinanews, January 13th, comprehensive foreign media reported that on the evening of the 12th local time, the US House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution requiring Vice President Pence to use the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution to remove President Trump.
According to reports, the House of Representatives passed the resolution with 223 votes in favor and 205 against.
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The U.S. Constitution stipulates that when the president is unable to perform his duties, the vice president can initiate the 25th amendment. If more than half of the cabinet members approve, the president will be removed from office and the vice president will be the acting president.
However, Pence stated in a letter to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Pelosi on the 12th that he would not initiate the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. He pointed out that “I don’t think such actions are in the best interests of our country. It does not conform to our constitution."
According to the US media, this means that the result of this vote is largely symbolic.
Pelosi said on the 10th that if Pence does not initiate the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office, the House of Representatives will initiate impeachment proceedings.
On the 11th, the House of Representatives has formally proposed a resolution to impeach Trump, accusing him of "inciting rebellion" and will hold a vote on the terms of impeachment as soon as possible on the 13th.
If the vote is passed, Trump will become the first president in American history to be impeached twice.
On January 6, 2021 local time, a violent demonstration took place in Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. Some demonstrators rushed into the Capitol. The joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to confirm the results of the Electoral College was forced to interrupt.
The riots also resulted in the death of 4 demonstrators and the death of 1 policeman. The scene was extremely chaotic.