Second impeachment of Donald Trump facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Second impeachment of Donald Trump |
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The House of Representatives votes to adopt the article of impeachment (H.Res. 24)
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| Accused | Donald Trump, President of the United States |
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| Date | January 13, 2021 to February 13, 2021 |
| Outcome | Impeached by the House of Representatives; found not guilty by the Senate |
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| Congressional votes | |
| Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| Accusation | Incitement of insurrection |
| Votes in favor | 232 |
| Votes against | 197 |
| Present | 0 |
| Not voting | 4 |
| Result | Approved |
| Voting in the U.S. Senate | |
| Accusation | Incitement of insurrection |
| Votes in favor | 57 |
| Votes against | 43 |
| Result | Acquitted |
Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, was impeached for a second time by the United States House of Representatives on January 13, 2021. This made Trump the only president to be impeached twice. After the impeachment, a trial happened in the United States Senate. It happened after his presidency ended. The Senate voted that Trump was not guilty, with only 57 guilty votes. Over two thirds (67) votes were needed for Trump to be found guilty.
Background
After the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters on January 6, 2021, many government officials said that Trump had told them to do it. Because of this, Members of Congress from both the Democratic Party wanted to remove Trump from his office as President of the United States. Most Republicans still support the President.
Twenty-fifth amendment
Firstly, they wanted Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to be used by Vice President Mike Pence, which would remove office from Trump straight away. If he didn't do this, they said they would impeach him in the House of Representatives and convict him in the Senate instead. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment was also talked about.
Impeachment plans
As of January 8, Democrats planned to push for an impeachment resolution on January 11. By late January 9, it was said that Pence had not ruled out that he might use the 25th Amendment. On January 11, an Article of Impeachment saying that Trump caused the "lawless action at the Capitol" began in the United States House of Representatives.
On January 13, the House voted to impeach Trump.
House votes
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| Party | Article I (Incitement of insurrection) | ||||
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| Democratic (222) | 222 | – | – | – | |
| Republican (211) |
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John Katko (NY-24)
Liz Cheney (WY-AL) Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) Fred Upton (MI-6) Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3) Dan Newhouse (WA-4) Peter Meijer (MI-3) Tom Rice (SC-7) Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) David Valadao (CA-21) |
197 | – |
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| Total (433) | 232 | 197 | – | 4 | |
| Result | Adopted | ||||
Images for kids
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs the article of impeachment following passage by the House.
See also
In Spanish: Intentos de destitución de Donald Trump de 2021 para niños
