Trump impeachment goes to Senate, triggering trial of ex-president
27 January 2021 |
11:00 am
The US House of Representatives has delivered to the Senate a charge accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first impeachment trial of a former president.
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