FBI warns of violence as impeachment move begins
With Donald Trump set to be the first US president to face impeachment twice, the FBI last night warned that armed pro - tests are planned in state capitals across the country ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.
President Trump faces a single charge – “incitement of insurrection” – over the deadly riot at the US Capitol, according to a draft of the articles of impeachment.
Democrats introduced the article of impeachment last night, with voting in midweek, after a violent and largely white mob of Trump supporters overpowered police and attacked the Capitol.
President Donald Trump faces a single charge – “incite - ment of insurrection” – over the deadly riot at the US Capitol, according to a draft of the articles of impeachment.
And, with Trump set to be the first US president to face impeachment twice, the FBI last night warned that armed protests are planned in state capitals across the country ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.
Democrats last night formally introduced an article of impeachment, with voting in midweek. House Speaker NancyPe lo si' s leadership team also will seek a quick vote on a resolution calling on vice - president Mike Pence and Cabinet officials to invoke the 25th Amendment.
The four-page impeachment bill draws from Mr Trump's own false statements about his election defeat to Demo - crat Jo e Biden; his pressure on state officials in Georgia to "find" him more votes; and his White House rally ahead of the Capitol siege, in which he encouraged thousands of supporters to "fight like hell" before they stormed the building on Wednesday.
A violent and largely white mob of Trump supporters over powered police, broke through security lines and windows and ramp aged through the Capitol, forcing politicians to scatter as they were finalising Mr Bid en' s victory over Mr Trump in the Electoral College.
"President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government," the legislation said.
The bill from Representa - tives David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Ted Lieu of California, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Jerrold Nadler of New York, said Mr Trump threatened "the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power" and "betrayed" trust.
"He will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office," they wrote.
Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat, said on Monday on CBS: "We need to move forward with alacrity."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will proceed with legislation to impeach Mr Trump as she pushes the vice president and the Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority to force him out, warning that Mr Trump is a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.
A Republican senator, Pat Too me y of Pennsylvania, joined Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska over the weekend in calling for Mr Trump to "resign and go away as soon as possible".
Politicians warned of the damage the president could still do before Joe Bi denis inaugurated on January 20. Mr Trump, holed up at the White House, was increasingly isolated after a mob rioted in the Capitol in support of his false claims of election fraud.
Judges across the country, including some no min ated by Mr Trump, repeatedly dismissed cases and At torney General William Barr, a Trump ally, said there was no sign of any widespread fraud.
"We will act with urgency, because this President represents an imminent threat," Ms Pelosi said.
Mr Pence has given no indication he would act on the 25th Amendment.