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Photos: US President Donald Trump impeached for abuse of power
Updated On Dec 19, 2019 02:14 pm IST
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress, the culmination of an effort by Democrats that further inflamed tensions in Washington and deepened the nation’s divide. The historic votes make Trump only the third president in US history to be impeached -- and is likely to make him the only impeached president to win his party’s nomination for re-election. The Senate will hold a trial early next year to decide whether the president should be convicted and removed from office.
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US President Donald Trump arrives at WK Kellogg Airport as the US House of Representatives debates his impeachment on Wednesday, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
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House members vote as Speaker Nancy Pelosi stands on the dias during a vote on Article II of Impeachment against Trump in the House Chamber of the US Capitol, Washington. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White House in American history to be impeached. (Patrick Semansky / AP)
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Pelosi presides over the final of two House of Representatives votes approving two counts of impeachment against US President Donald Trump. “It is tragic that the president’s reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice,” said Pelosi. “It is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our national security and the integrity of our elections.” (Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS)
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The House of Representatives is seen as senators continue to debate two Articles of Impeachment of President Donald Trump. The House began seven hours of debate on the two Articles on Wednesday morning before the planned vote later in the evening. Republicans claimed Trump was treated more unfairly than those tried as witches in the 17th century -- or even than Jesus Christ. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images / AFP)
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Anti-Trump protesters gather outside at Monument Park on Wednesday in Battle Creek, Michigan. Democrats said they had “no choice” but to formally charge the 73-year-old Republican, whose impeachment along stark party lines places an indelible stain on his record while driving a spike ever deeper into the US political divide. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Getty Images / AFP)
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(L-R) A circa 1860-1865 photo of former US President Andrew Johnson as photographed by Civil War photographer Mathew Brady, US President Bill Clinton giving a speech in Detroit on September 3, 1996 and US President Donald Trump during a tour of the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, on November 20. 2019. Before Trump, three other US presidents faced impeachment proceedings. None was ousted by impeachment, although Richard Nixon resigned rather than be impeached. (AFP)
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Pelosi speaks to the media after the voting. Both sides were already gearing up for a battle over the Senate trial, where Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has the upper hand in setting rules and has already said he will coordinate with Trump’s team. That could lead to a trial as short as two weeks, which by acquitting the president could turn impeachment into a political win in the run-up to the November 2020 election. (Joshua Roberts / REUTERS)
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A man holds a sign reading "traitor" in front of an American flag as protesters take part in a rally to support the impeachment and removal of Trump outside the federal building in Seattle, Washington, on Tuesday. Despite testimony from 17 officials that Trump leveraged his office for political gain, the president maintained his innocence throughout the impeachment inquiry -- denouncing it as an “attempted coup” and an “assault on America.” (Lindsey Wasson / REUTERS)
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Protesters take part in a rally to support the impeachment and removal of Trump in Chicago, Illinois. The House vote came four months after a whistleblower blew open the scandal of Trump pressuring Ukraine’s president to investigate his potential White House challenger in 2020, the veteran Democrat Joe Biden. Democrats declared after Wednesday’s vote that McConnell needs testimony from four current and former White House aides with direct knowledge of Trump’s Ukraine dealings. (Kamil Krzaczynski / REUTERS)
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