- House Democrats on Monday formally introduced an article of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection.
- The House is expected to impeach the president later this week unless Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet remove Trump from office via the 25th Amendment.
- Last week, Trump incited a riot at the US Capitol that resulted in five deaths.
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House Democrats on Monday introduced an article of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection.
The House is set to vote on impeaching the president later this week unless Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from power.
During a pro forma session on Monday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer brought a resolution to the floor calling on Pence to invoke the amendment. He tried to get it passed by unanimous consent, but Republicans blocked the measure.
The resolution accused the president of "inciting violence against the government of the United States" and argued that he "threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of government" by urging a mob of his loyalists to challenge Congress' ratification of the result of the presidential election.
The resolution is widely expected to pass on Tuesday when House Democrats bring it to the floor again and vote via roll call. At that point, Pence would have 24 hours to invoke the 25th Amendment or the House would vote on impeaching Trump.
Business Insider reported last week that the vice president was not inclined to take the drastic step, though a source later told CNN that he had not completely ruled it out.
"As our next step, we will move forward with bringing impeachment legislation to the Floor," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement on Monday. "The President's threat to America is urgent, and so too will be our action."
—Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 11, 2021
