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    House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol

    by Bill Chappell Jan 13, 2021 2 minutes
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that impeaching President Trump is "a constitutional remedy that will ensure that the republic will be safe from this man." She's seen here walking to the House floor Wednesday ahead of the vote.

    Updated at 5:20 p.m. ET

    The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Trump for "high crimes and misdemeanors" — specifically, for inciting an insurrection against the federal government at the U.S. Capitol.

    Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.

    Wednesday's vote came a week after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a chaotic scene that left several people dead.

    broke party ranks to vote in favor of impeachment, including Rep.

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