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The inquiry process which preceded the first impeachment of Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States, was initiated by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September 24, 2019, [1] after a whistleblower alleged that Donald Trump may have abused the power of the presidency.
On February 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit Trump on both articles of impeachment. [2] Trump's first impeachment took place after a formal House inquiry found that he had solicited foreign interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election to help his re-election bid, and had then obstructed the inquiry itself by telling his administration ...
On September 24, 2019, Pelosi announced that six committees would undertake a formal impeachment inquiry after reports about controversial interactions between Trump and the country of Ukraine. [10] This inquiry resulted in Trump's first impeachment on December 18, 2019. Protesters calling for impeachment on the day of Trump's inauguration
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announcing the launch of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump in September 2019. In modern practice, impeachment inquiries often are spurred by referrals by external investigative bodies, such as the Judicial Conference of the United States, an independent counsel, a grand jury or a state legislature.
During the first presidency of Donald Trump, several resolutions were introduced to either directly impeach Trump or to authorize an impeachment inquiry (investigation) against him. There had been efforts to impeach Donald Trump throughout various points of his presidency. Trump was ultimately twice impeached during his first presidency.
The impeachment of Donald Trump may refer to: First impeachment of Donald Trump, the 2019 impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump; First impeachment trial of Donald Trump; Second impeachment of Donald Trump, the 2021 impeachment on a charge of incitement of insurrection
On January 22, the first day of opening arguments, Democrats presented evidence from House impeachment inquiry testimony, the Trump–Zelenskyy phone call and Trump's statements. Schiff started by asserting that Trump needs to be removed from office because he has shown he is ready and willing to cheat in the 2020 elections. Schiff told the ...
The article of impeachment addressed Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results (including his claims of election fraud and his efforts to pressure election officials in Georgia) and stated that Trump incited the attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., while Congress was convened to count the electoral votes and ...