Is Trump’s impeachment on the cards?

January 13, 2021 09:00 AM AEDT | By Team Kalkine Media

The speech that sparked controversy

During his speech on 6 January 2021 in a rally in Washington, he repeated his claims of fraudulent voting during the 59th Presidential election and “urged” his supporters to march on Congress. To a crowd of several thousand, President Trump said: “We are going to walk down to the Capitol” and urged people to “show strength”.

After the rally, the world saw what happened at the US Capitol as his supporters were seen storming the US Capitol, resulting in a deadly incident. A total of 5 people, including a police officer, have lost their lives during violence shown by Trump’s supporters.

Is Trump’s impeachment on the cards?

On Wednesday, House of Representatives will be voting on an article of impeachment. The outcome of it would decide whether President Trump would be stripped off his presidency or would get a chance to transfer it gracefully to Joe Biden.

Democrats have the majority in the house, which could be problematic for President Trump as it would make it easier to pass the impeachment vote. If it happens, President Trump would be on his path to becoming the first-ever US President to be impeached twice.

To remove him from the office, a minimum majority of two-thirds would be needed in the Senate. That would also call for the votes from some of the Republicans. However, Mr Trump is confident that he would not be removed from the office under the constitution.

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