The House passed both articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Here's what you need to know about the vote:
• The House voted almost entirely along party lines
The House voted 230-197 to charge Trump with abuse of power and 229-198 to charge him with obstruction of Congress. Just two Democrats voted against both articles, Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and Reps. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, who is expected to soon switch parties. A third, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted for one impeachment article.Republican-turned independent Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan voted to impeach Trump on both counts. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, voted present for both articles.
• There was a six-hour debate
An intense partisan debate over impeachment played out for hours on the House floor on rapid-fire fashion ahead of the impeachment votes. In one-to-two minute speeches, Democrats and Republicans traded passionate arguments for why they were voting for or against impeachment.Back and forth they went: Democrats explaining the duty to impeach, followed by Republicans declaring that impeachment was a massive mistake.
• Trump held the longest rally speech of his presidency
Trump acknowledged the vote to impeach him, which occurred as he was speaking on stage at his nearly two-hour campaign rally in Michigan tonight. The votes occurred in the middle of his speech. It appeared he learned of the vote tallies from an aide. Trump used the result to tout Republican unity.• What happens next
The vote shifts the impeachment proceedings to the Senate, where a trial is expected in January.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republican senators at a policy lunch Tuesday that he will announce by the end of the week the date for the start of the Senate trial, according to sources. The Senate will decide whether to convict Trump and remove him from office.
Since the Republicans are presently in control of the Senate, people are still believing strongly that President Trump will survive the conviction.
To be clear Trump will not be convicted by Republicans in the Senate and there’s a very decent chance that he will be re-elected. What happened today is about accountability and posterity. Enjoy the catharsis in this moment but register to vote and show the fuck up in 2020.— Hutch (@hutchinson) December 19, 2019
Democrats need to import some ‘skills’ from us to ‘turn’ 20 Republicans to vote against Trump. Not Happening. IMHO Trump Will gain heavily from this Impeachment in 2020.— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) December 19, 2019
Americans: Trump has been #Impeached but Republicans are the majority in Senate... pic.twitter.com/rjkwB4LoqR— Chinnex Benjamin (@OChinnex) December 19, 2019
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Source: CNN
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