The U.S. House of Representatives announced Sunday that it would initiate an impeachment process against President Donald Trump, the second in less than two years, in the event that Vice President Mike Pence does not invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. get him out of the White House.
“In protecting our Constitution and our democracy, we will act urgently, because this President poses an imminent threat to both of us,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
In a letter sent to Democratic representatives, Pelosi has argued that “as the days go by, the horror of the current assault” on American democracy “perpetrated by this president” intensifies, so it is necessary, he said, “immediate action.”
The House will try to unanimously pass a resolution on Monday urging Pence to call for the Twenty-Fifth Amendment within 24 hours, otherwise the House of Representatives will initiate an impeachment process against Trump. .
Pelosi has explained that the leader of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, will “demand the unanimous approval” of the resolution presented by MP Jamie Raskin which “urges to convene and mobilize” the Government to invoke the 25th Amendment and “declare that the president is incapable of performing his duties.”
In case the text does not get this unanimous support within the House it will be presented the next day to put it to a vote, so they have urged Pence to give an answer within 24 hours, after which the document will be submitted. ‘impeachment’ to the full vote.
The possible removal needs in any case the support of the Senate and the president of the same, the Republican Mitch McConnell, has warned that they will not return any motion before January 19, when the inauguration of Biden is scheduled for to January 20th. On that same date the quality vote of the new vice president, Kamala Harris, will give the control of the Senate to the Democrats.