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US House of Representatives has launched an impeachment process to deprive President Trump of his presidency.

Let's connect Washington and find out more about the news.



Correspondent Yunsoo Kim, has the impeachment vote started? 



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A while ago, all the discussions on the impeachment proposal ended, and the voting process has just begun.



It seems that the voting will close in about 7-8 minutes now.



Currently, the Democratic Party occupies 222 seats, more than half of the 435 seats in the US House of Representatives, so passing the House of Representatives seems safe.



During today's (14th) debate, six Republican MPs publicly expressed their support for impeachment.



Soon, Trump is likely to be the first in American history to record the dishonor of being a president who has been impeached twice in the House of Representatives. 



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expected today, if the House passes in this way, you have to vote in the Senate now.

So when do you think the Senate voting will begin? 



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There is no official decision yet.



However, it has been reported that the Senate will not discuss impeachment in the Senate until the inauguration of the Republican Senate President McConnell, who is holding the key to entering the impeachment proceedings.



On the 19th, the day before the inauguration ceremony, a Senate meeting is scheduled for approval of the Biden cabinet, but I will not discuss impeachment there.



Eventually, after Biden took office, there was a high possibility that the Senate will decide whether to impeach it. But today, the New York Times reported that at least 12 of the Republican Senators are in favor of impeachment. 



In the structure of 50-50 Democrats and 50-50 Republicans, the Republican Party needs 17 departure votes to pass the impeachment, and according to the reports, the situation is approaching. 



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President Trump gave a message. What is it? 



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President Trump made a brief statement in the form of a public statement, saying: Please do not commit violence, illegal, or vandalism, I do not support such things, please try to relieve tension and calm anger.



President Trump is known to be watching the House impeachment proceedings on TV at the White House.



As the threat to these violent protests increased, the state of emergency was declared here in Washington, where state defense forces began to guard with guns.