Media playback is unsupported on your device
Media captionSpeaker Nancy Pelosi signed the articles of impeachment
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to submit articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a trial.The resolution passed largely along party lines by 228 votes to 193. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed copies of the articles alongside the team of Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute the case against Mr Trump.The House, controlled by opposition Democrats, impeached the president last month. The Senate, controlled by Mr Trump’s Republican Party, will decide whether to convict and remove him from office.At a press conference before the signing of the articles, Mrs Pelosi said: “Today we will make history. When the managers walk down the hall, we will cross a threshold in history – delivering articles of impeachment against the president of the United States for abuse of power and obstruction of the House.”The articles were then transferred to the Senate, where Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell said they would be exhibited on Thursday at noon, followed by a reading on the floor of the upper chamber. He said the trial would begin on Tuesday.
Image copyright
Getty Images
Image caption
Lawmakers ceremonially marched the articles of impeachment from the House to the Senate
The president is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He denies trying to pressure Ukraine’s leader during a phone call on 25 July last year to open an investigation into his would-be Democratic White House challenger Joe Biden.Mr Trump has been touting unsubstantiated corruption claims about Mr Biden and his son, Hunter, who accepted a lucrative board position with a Ukrainian energy firm while his father handled American-Ukraine relations as US vice-president. Mr Biden is one of a dozen candidates campaigning for the Democratic Party’s White House nomination.The Senate trial will be only the third of a US president in history.Will he be removed from office?While Democrats control the House, Mr Trump’s fellow Republicans hold sway in the Senate 53-47 and are all but certain to acquit him. It remains to be seen how the case could influence the president’s campaign for re-election this November.Democrats hope the impeachment will carry symbolic weight. Mrs Pelosi, who launched the impeachment inquiry in September, said on the House floor before the vote: “We are here today to cross a very important threshold in American history.”
Media playback is unsupported on your device
Media captionPelosi “proud to present impeachment managers”
All Republicans voted against the resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment. Only one Democrat, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, did not vote in favour. Democrats were joined by Justin Amash of Michigan, a former Republican who left the party to become an independent.The Republican leader in the House, Kevin McCarthy of California, said Democrats were trying to remove the president with the “weakest case”. He called it a “sad saga”.How will the trial work?Mrs Pelosi appeared earlier at a news conference with the seven “managers” who will prosecute the Democratic case against the Republican president. They will be led by Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House intelligence committee.The six others are Jerrold Nadler, head of the House judiciary committee; Hakeem Jeffries of New York; Zoe Lofgren of California; Jason Crow of Colorado; Val Demings of Florida; and Sylvia Garcia of Texas.
Media playback is unsupported on your device
Media captionA beginner’s guide to impeachment and Trump
White House lawyers Pat Cipollone and Jay Sekulow have been tipped to lead the president’s defence team. The Republican leader of the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said opening statements in the trial were expected next Tuesday.Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will be sworn in to preside, and he will administer an oath to all 100 senators to deliver “impartial justice” as jurors. Mr McConnell angered senior Democrats when he appeared to abandon that responsibility, saying Senate Republicans would act in lockstep with the Trump administration.During an event at the White House, Mr Trump rejected the impeachment charges as a “hoax”.The Senate trial could still be under way in early February when Iowa and New Hampshire hold the first contests to pick the eventual Democratic presidential candidate.Mrs Pelosi defended her decision to hold off submitting the impeachment articles to Congress for more than three weeks as she quarrelled with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell about the trial rules, and even fellow Democrats urged her to stop stalling.”Time has been our friend in all of this, because it has yielded incriminating evidence, more truth into the public domain,” she told reporters.As Mrs Pelosi spoke, Mr Trump tweeted to call the process a “Con Job by the Do Nothing Democrats”.Will there be witnesses?One of the biggest sticking points between House Democrats and Senate Republicans is over what testimony will be allowed at the trial. The Senate’s trial plan will guarantee votes on whether to call witnesses and hear new evidence, Republican senators Lindsey Graham and Mike Rounds said on Tuesday.It takes just 51 votes to approve rules or call witnesses, meaning four Republican senators would have to side with Democrats to insist on testimony. The White House is understood to have identified several possible defectors in the Republican ranks, including Ms Collins and Mr Romney.The others are Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Cory Gardner of Colorado and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who is retiring this year. Ms Collins said: “My position is that there should be a vote on whether or not witnesses should be called.”Mr Romney said he wants to hear from John Bolton, the former National Security Adviser, who has said he would only testify if served a legal summons.”I expect that barring some kind of surprise. I’ll be voting in favour of hearing from witnesses after those opening arguments,” Mr Romney said.Republicans say that if witnesses are allowed, they may try to subpoena Mr Biden and his son, and the unidentified government whistleblower whose complaint about Mr Trump sparked the whole impeachment inquiry.A White House senior official official told reporters on Wednesday that the president would have the right to call witnesses should the Democrats do so, adding that it would be “extraordinarily unlikely” for the trial to run beyond two weeks.
Who are the House managers?Adam Schiff, 59, (California) a Harvard-educated lawyer who presided over much of the House impeachment inquiryJerry Nadler, 72, (New York), the judiciary committee chairman who has been an adversary of Mr Trump since the 1980s Zoe Lofgren, 72, (California) a Capitol Hill staffer during Nixon’s impeachment inquiry, she voted against President Clinton’s impeachmentHakeem Jeffries, 49, (New York), a corporate lawyer by training and chairman of the Democratic caucus Val Demings, 62, (Florida) who was the first female police chief in Orlando. She sits on the judiciary and intelligence committeesJason Crow, 40, (Colorado) a former Army Ranger and Afghan and Iraq wars veteran who wrested a seat from a Republican in 2018 Sylvia Garcia, 69, (Texas) a first-term congresswoman who previously served as a judge for the Houston municipal court system
Want to find out more?




apotek online recept: Apoteket online – apotek online
apotek online recept: Apotek hemleverans idag – Apotek hemleverans idag
Apotheek online bestellen: Online apotheek Nederland zonder recept – Beste online drogist
Kamagra kaufen ohne Rezept: kamagra – Kamagra Original
https://apotheekmax.shop/# Betrouwbare online apotheek zonder recept
https://apotekonlinerecept.com/# apotek online
online apotheek: online apotheek – ApotheekMax
https://agbmexicopharm.com/# mexico drug stores pharmacies
reddit canadian pharmacy: canadian pharmacies – canadian pharmacy meds
https://agbmexicopharm.shop/# mexican pharmaceuticals online
cheapest online pharmacy india: world pharmacy india – top 10 online pharmacy in india
mail order pharmacy india: reputable indian online pharmacy – buy prescription drugs from india
Agb Mexico Pharm [url=https://agbmexicopharm.com/#]purple pharmacy mexico price list[/url] buying from online mexican pharmacy
п»їbest mexican online pharmacies: mexican pharmaceuticals online – medicine in mexico pharmacies
canada drugs online reviews: go canada pharm – canadian pharmacy ratings
https://wwwindiapharm.com/# www india pharm
best online pharmacies in mexico: mexican pharmaceuticals online – Agb Mexico Pharm
http://wwwindiapharm.com/# www india pharm
best canadian pharmacy to order from: go canada pharm – canadian online pharmacy reviews
https://gocanadapharm.shop/# my canadian pharmacy
https://gocanadapharm.com/# canadadrugpharmacy com
www india pharm: top 10 online pharmacy in india – www india pharm
п»їbest mexican online pharmacies: Agb Mexico Pharm – п»їbest mexican online pharmacies
http://wwwindiapharm.com/# www india pharm
global pharmacy canada: canadian pharmacy ed medications – safe reliable canadian pharmacy
reputable mexican pharmacies online: п»їbest mexican online pharmacies – mexican rx online
http://wwwindiapharm.com/# п»їlegitimate online pharmacies india
https://predpharmnet.shop/# prescription prednisone cost
how to buy cheap clomid now: cost of cheap clomid pill – Clom Fast Pharm
lisinopril 2018: Lisin Express – Lisin Express
https://predpharmnet.com/# prednisone best price
Pred Pharm Net: prednisone 50 mg price – prednisone 10mg tablets
https://clomfastpharm.com/# cheap clomid without dr prescription
amoxicillin pharmacy price: amoxicillin 500mg capsule buy online – AmOnlinePharm
Clom Fast Pharm: Clom Fast Pharm – Clom Fast Pharm
http://clomfastpharm.com/# Clom Fast Pharm
https://clomfastpharm.shop/# where to buy clomid without a prescription
buy amoxicillin 500mg usa: AmOnlinePharm – AmOnlinePharm
buy amoxicillin online with paypal: amoxicillin 50 mg tablets – AmOnlinePharm
Lisin Express: zestril lisinopril – price of zestril
http://lisinexpress.com/# lisinopril generic price in india
Pred Pharm Net: Pred Pharm Net – Pred Pharm Net
Lisin Express: prinivil 10 mg tablet – compare zestril prices
http://zithpharmonline.com/# ZithPharmOnline
http://zithpharmonline.com/# ZithPharmOnline
Lisin Express: can i buy lisinopril over the counter in mexico – Lisin Express
http://clomfastpharm.com/# how to get cheap clomid without insurance
sweet bonanza oyna: sweet bonanza slot – sweet bonanza giris sweetbonanza1st.shop
sweet bonanza slot: sweet bonanza 1st – sweet bonanza demo sweetbonanza1st.shop
https://casibom1st.shop/# en iyi yabancД± bahis siteleri
betboo giriЕџ: casibom guncel giris – yeni casino siteleri casibom1st.com
sweet bonanza siteleri: sweet bonanza yorumlar – sweet bonanza siteleri sweetbonanza1st.shop
casino siteleri: slot casino siteleri – guvenilir casino siteleri casinositeleri1st.com
https://casinositeleri1st.com/# guvenilir casino siteleri
casino siteleri 2025: casino siteleri 2025 – slot casino siteleri casinositeleri1st.com
guvenilir casino siteleri: casino siteleri 2025 – lisansl? casino siteleri casinositeleri1st.com
guvenilir casino siteleri: casino siteleri 2025 – casino siteleri 2025 casinositeleri1st.com
sweet bonanza giris: sweet bonanza demo – sweet bonanza oyna sweetbonanza1st.shop
sweet bonanza slot: sweet bonanza – sweet bonanza slot sweetbonanza1st.shop
lisansl? casino siteleri: slot casino siteleri – lisansl? casino siteleri casinositeleri1st.com
deneme bonusu veren siteler: yabancД± Еџans oyunlarД± siteleri – casino siteleri casinositeleri1st.com
guvenilir casino siteleri: lisansl? casino siteleri – superbetin giriЕџ casinositeleri1st.com
https://casibom1st.com/# orisbet giriЕџ
sweet bonanza slot: sweet bonanza giris – sweet bonanza 1st sweetbonanza1st.shop
tГјrkiye casino siteleri: casibom – en gГјvenilir bahis siteleri hangileri? casibom1st.com
sweet bonanza demo: sweet bonanza 1st – sweet bonanza demo sweetbonanza1st.shop
sweet bonanza giris: sweet bonanza demo – sweet bonanza siteleri sweetbonanza1st.shop
https://casinositeleri1st.shop/# lisansl? casino siteleri
Mexican pharmacy ship to USA: UsMex Pharm – mexican pharmacy
pharmacies in mexico that ship to usa: USMexPharm – Mexican pharmacy ship to USA
UsMex Pharm: reputable mexican pharmacies online – USMexPharm
http://usmexpharm.com/# UsMex Pharm
mexican pharmacy: Mexican pharmacy ship to USA – Us Mex Pharm
http://usmexpharm.com/# mexican pharmacy
UsMex Pharm: USMexPharm – mexican pharmacy
http://usmexpharm.com/# Mexican pharmacy ship to USA
mexican drugstore online: usa mexico pharmacy – USMexPharm
http://usmexpharm.com/# Mexican pharmacy ship to USA
mexican pharmacy: certified Mexican pharmacy – Mexican pharmacy ship to USA
Us Mex Pharm: Mexican pharmacy ship to USA – USMexPharm
https://usmexpharm.shop/# Mexican pharmacy ship to USA
UsMex Pharm: usa mexico pharmacy – best online pharmacies in mexico
https://usaindiapharm.com/# UsaIndiaPharm
USA India Pharm: UsaIndiaPharm – UsaIndiaPharm
reputable indian online pharmacy: indian pharmacy paypal – buy medicines online in india
https://usaindiapharm.shop/# USA India Pharm
https://usaindiapharm.shop/# indian pharmacy online
world pharmacy india: USA India Pharm – USA India Pharm
USA India Pharm: mail order pharmacy india – UsaIndiaPharm
https://usaindiapharm.shop/# india pharmacy
india pharmacy: UsaIndiaPharm – world pharmacy india
https://usaindiapharm.com/# online pharmacy india
USA India Pharm: USA India Pharm – UsaIndiaPharm
https://usaindiapharm.com/# USA India Pharm
http://usaindiapharm.com/# UsaIndiaPharm
online pharmacy india: india online pharmacy – reputable indian pharmacies
USA India Pharm: india pharmacy mail order – UsaIndiaPharm
indian pharmacies safe: india pharmacy – top online pharmacy india
best india pharmacy [url=https://usaindiapharm.com/#]world pharmacy india[/url] Online medicine order
UsaIndiaPharm: UsaIndiaPharm – USA India Pharm
https://usaindiapharm.shop/# world pharmacy india
mail order pharmacy india: USA India Pharm – mail order pharmacy india
UsaIndiaPharm: UsaIndiaPharm – USA India Pharm
USA India Pharm: USA India Pharm – USA India Pharm
https://usacanadapharm.shop/# USACanadaPharm
trusted canadian pharmacy: USACanadaPharm – usa canada pharm
https://usacanadapharm.shop/# USACanadaPharm
pharmacy canadian superstore: my canadian pharmacy rx – canadian pharmacy antibiotics
http://usacanadapharm.com/# USACanadaPharm
maple leaf pharmacy in canada: trusted canadian pharmacy – USACanadaPharm
https://usacanadapharm.shop/# usa canada pharm
USACanadaPharm: canadian drug stores – USACanadaPharm
https://usacanadapharm.com/# canadian pharmacy 1 internet online drugstore
http://usacanadapharm.com/# USACanadaPharm
usa canada pharm: canadian drug stores – canadian pharmacy phone number
https://usacanadapharm.shop/# canadian pharmacy phone number
usa canada pharm: canadian 24 hour pharmacy – best mail order pharmacy canada
best canadian pharmacy https://usacanadapharm.com/# canadian pharmacy meds reviews
canadian pharmacy 1 internet online drugstore
canadian pharmacy review: USACanadaPharm – USACanadaPharm
http://usacanadapharm.com/# online canadian pharmacy
http://usacanadapharm.com/# canadian pharmacy king
https://olympecasino.pro/# casino olympe
olympe casino cresus: olympe casino – olympe casino avis
olympe casino en ligne: olympe casino cresus – casino olympe
olympe casino avis: olympe casino – olympe casino
https://olympecasino.pro/# casino olympe
[url=https://olympecasino.pro/#]casino olympe[/url] olympe
[url=https://olympecasino.pro/#]olympe[/url] casino olympe
olympe casino cresus: casino olympe – olympe casino avis
https://olympecasino.pro/# olympe casino avis
[url=https://olympecasino.pro/#]olympe casino avis[/url] olympe casino avis
olympe casino en ligne: olympe – olympe casino
olympe: olympe – olympe casino cresus
[url=https://olympecasino.pro/#]olympe[/url] olympe casino
olympe: olympe – olympe casino avis
olympe: olympe casino avis – olympe casino en ligne
olympe casino: olympe casino en ligne – olympe casino
https://olympecasino.pro/# olympe casino
olympe casino en ligne: olympe casino en ligne – olympe casino en ligne
[url=https://olympecasino.pro/#]olympe casino avis[/url] casino olympe
[url=https://olympecasino.pro/#]olympe casino[/url] olympe
olympe casino en ligne: olympe casino avis – olympe casino en ligne
olympe casino cresus: olympe casino cresus – olympe casino
olympe casino: olympe casino en ligne – casino olympe
olympe casino: olympe casino – olympe casino en ligne
acheter mГ©dicament en ligne sans ordonnance: Livraison rapide – п»їpharmacie en ligne france pharmafst.com
Achat Cialis en ligne fiable: Pharmacie en ligne Cialis sans ordonnance – Cialis sans ordonnance 24h tadalmed.shop
https://tadalmed.shop/# cialis prix
Cialis sans ordonnance 24h [url=https://tadalmed.shop/#]cialis sans ordonnance[/url] Acheter Viagra Cialis sans ordonnance tadalmed.com
pharmacie en ligne avec ordonnance: Livraison rapide – pharmacie en ligne avec ordonnance pharmafst.com
Pharmacie en ligne livraison Europe: Meilleure pharmacie en ligne – pharmacie en ligne france fiable pharmafst.com
pharmacie en ligne sans ordonnance: Pharmacie en ligne France – pharmacie en ligne pas cher pharmafst.com
Achat Cialis en ligne fiable [url=http://tadalmed.com/#]cialis sans ordonnance[/url] Tadalafil achat en ligne tadalmed.com
pharmacie en ligne pas cher: pharmacie en ligne pas cher – pharmacie en ligne france fiable pharmafst.com
pharmacie en ligne pas cher [url=https://pharmafst.shop/#]Meilleure pharmacie en ligne[/url] Pharmacie en ligne livraison Europe pharmafst.shop
kamagra en ligne: kamagra pas cher – kamagra livraison 24h
http://pharmafst.com/# п»їpharmacie en ligne france
Pharmacie en ligne livraison Europe: Livraison rapide – Achat mГ©dicament en ligne fiable pharmafst.com
kamagra oral jelly [url=https://kamagraprix.com/#]kamagra oral jelly[/url] kamagra pas cher
Achetez vos kamagra medicaments [url=https://kamagraprix.com/#]kamagra en ligne[/url] Kamagra Commander maintenant
kamagra oral jelly [url=https://kamagraprix.com/#]kamagra 100mg prix[/url] Achetez vos kamagra medicaments
Cialis sans ordonnance pas cher: Acheter Viagra Cialis sans ordonnance – Tadalafil achat en ligne tadalmed.shop
vente de mГ©dicament en ligne: pharmacie en ligne – п»їpharmacie en ligne france pharmafst.com
pharmacie en ligne fiable [url=https://pharmafst.com/#]pharmacie en ligne[/url] trouver un mГ©dicament en pharmacie pharmafst.shop
Achetez vos kamagra medicaments: Kamagra Oral Jelly pas cher – Kamagra Oral Jelly pas cher
https://pharmafst.shop/# pharmacie en ligne fiable
Acheter Cialis 20 mg pas cher: Acheter Cialis 20 mg pas cher – Acheter Cialis tadalmed.shop
pharmacie en ligne france livraison internationale: Pharmacie en ligne France – pharmacie en ligne avec ordonnance pharmafst.com
Cialis en ligne: Tadalafil achat en ligne – Acheter Cialis tadalmed.shop
pharmacie en ligne: Livraison rapide – pharmacie en ligne sans ordonnance pharmafst.com
pharmacie en ligne sans ordonnance: pharmacie en ligne pas cher – pharmacie en ligne fiable pharmafst.com
Acheter Cialis 20 mg pas cher [url=https://tadalmed.shop/#]Cialis en ligne[/url] cialis prix tadalmed.com