29 November 2024,   02:30
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Trump impeachment: Democrats prepare to act over Capitol riot

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shared with lawmakers plans to remove President Donald Trump from office before starting an impeachment process, writes BBC.


The House of Representatives would vote on a resolution calling on Vice-President Mike Pence to remove Trump’s presidential powers.


If this move fails, Democrats will introduce a charge of “incitement of insurrection” against Trump over his role in the storming of the Capitol.


The first vote could happen on Monday.


On Sunday, Ms Pelosi wrote to lawmakers outlining plans for a resolution to formally request that Vice-President Pence invoke the 25th Amendment.


The move would allow Pence to become acting president and remove Trump from the White House.

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