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    Article Of Impeachment Cites Trump's 'Incitement' Of Capitol Insurrection

    The article of impeachment references Trump's repeated false claims of widespread voter fraud, as well as comments during a rally ahead of the riot. Read the full text of the resolution.
    by Brian Naylor Feb 09, 2021 3 minutes
    The American flag flies at half-staff on the west front of the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

    Updated Feb. 9 at 12:30 p.m. ET

    The Senate begins its impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump Tuesday.

    Last month, the House approved a single article of impeachment, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

    "Donald John Trump engaged in high Crimes and Misdemeanors by inciting violence against the Government of the United States," the article argues, citing his false claims of election fraud in the months leading up to the riot — which he repeated on Jan. 6 — and a phone call to to overturn the results there.

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