On Monday, Democrats introduced the impeachment article charging Trump with "incitement of insurrection" in urging his supporters to march on the Capitol last Wednesday, as well as a resolution that calls on Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office before Jan. 20.
The House will vote on the 25th Amendment measure as early as Tuesday and on the article of impeachment on Wednesday — one week to the day after the deadly mayhem that has shaken Washington to the core and a week before the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden.
The impeachment measure, which has more than 200 Democratic co-sponsors, says Trump "gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of government. He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of government. He thereby betrayed his trust as president, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States."
Members unveiled the article and other resolutions during a brief session of the House at 11 a.m. ET.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., tried to pass a resolution prepared by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. Hoyer needed unanimous consent to pass the measure, but Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., blocked it. Democrats will now hold a floor vote on that legislation on Tuesday night.
"We are calling on the vice president to respond within 24 hours" of passage, Pelosi said in a letter to Democrats on Sunday announcing they would introduce the 25th Amendment measure, added that Democrats would pursue impeachment legislation next.
Multiple sources told NBC News that Pence is said unlikely to sign onto any push to invoke the 25th. “I don’t think that’s an option,” said one."
Lawmakers called back to D.C. to vote on Trump's impeachment, removal under 25th amendment
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