US President Donald Trump impeached by House of Representatives
By DW
14 January 2021 |
8:24 am
The House has reached enough votes to make Donald Trump the first US president to be impeached twice. Lawmakers have accused Trump of "incitement of insurrection" following the Capitol storming.
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