©One week ago, security forces defended the House of Representatives against the angry mob at gunpoint. Exactly one week later, MPs gathered in the same House to impeach the President who had supported the mob.
For the first time in America's 231-year history, a president is being impeached twice. The fate of a president who wants to be proud of the historic achievements of his presidency is extremely embarrassing.
The indictment accuses President Trump of inciting a riot in the capital by addressing thousands of supporters at a rally near the White House on Wednesday morning.
The US House of Representatives has approved the impeachment of President Donald Trump and he will now be tried in the upper house of the Senate, where the 100-member body (Senate) once again presided over a jury chaired by the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Will sit as
The trial, which is set to begin after Biden's swearing-in, is being widely questioned. However, the political implications of the House proceedings can be gauged.
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Republicans cut ties with the president
Just over a year ago, the House of Representatives impeached President Trump for the first time without a single Republican vote. This time, 10 members of his own party have backed the resolution, and several members have condemned his words and actions on the day of the riots in the capital.
The most notable figure in the chamber is Liz Cheney, the daughter of Republican and former Vice President Dick Cheney, who finished third in the chamber.
Democrats have often quoted him as saying during the impeachment debate that "there has never been a greater betrayal of the Constitution and his position by the President of the United States."
It is already being said that some Republicans are in favor of a vote in the Senate condemning the president. The New York Times reported Tuesday night that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was "pleased" that Trump was on the verge of impeachment and hoped the move would give the party a chance to clean up.
He has since said he will keep the verdict until the trial is over. But the senator's office, which usually deals with every issue, is not uncommon. Differences within the party are evident.
The apparent split in the House on Wednesday will pave the way for a Republican election in the coming days. On the one hand, there is the continued support of the president who formed a new coalition of voters that led him to victory in the White House and Congress in 2016, but lost in 2020.
On the other hand, there is an uncertain future - but in that future he will be free from controversial statements.
Democrats overthrew Trump and Trumpism
In the wake of last week's uproar, Democrats were debating how to better respond to and punish the president's attack. He believes that Trump has endangered not only American democracy but also them.
In the end, he decided to impeach Trump, which was his most effective move.
On Wednesday, however, Democrats did not just accuse Donald Trump. He was accusing Trumpism as a whole. The impeachment article specifically referred to the months when Trump spent his time disregarding the results of the November general election and undermining the democratic process, and during the debate in the House of Representatives, during his presidency He criticized Trump's behavior and also criticized the Republicans in Congress who supported Trump.
There may be Republicans who want to distance themselves from Trump and Trumpism, but it is clear that at least some Democrats in Congress will try to stay connected to the president. But last week's uproar is like a bone in the neck of the entire Republican Party.
President Trump is having a bad time - but he hasn't been fired yet
Think for a moment about an alternate course in history over the past few months.
Instead of fully challenging his electoral defeat, Donald Trump quietly admitted it in November. Republicans would probably win an election in Georgia and still hold the Senate. Instead of facing Republicans who want to bury his politics, Trump would become the party's kingmaker.
There would have been a real possibility of running in the 2024 presidential election.
But now Trump is on the edge. He has been silenced on social media, including his beloved Twitter account. Although he has not been barred from running for office by the Senate, his power and influence within the Republican Party have waned.
In a referendum in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, many said the president still had support within his party. But in recent weeks, his opponents may have been encouraged to take one last blow to the fallen president.
They are more at risk than ever.
For five years, Trump has been trying to disprove his critics and predictors. He escaped scandals and controversies that would normally bury another politician.
But this time something may be different.
The Senate trial could be difficult for Biden
After taking the oath of office, Biden will have to deal with an epidemic that is taking the lives of more than 4,000 Americans a day and is a major cause of the deteriorating economic situation in the United States. And while they are tackling these challenges, the Senate is hearing the impeachment of their predecessor.
Republicans warned on Wednesday that impeachment would further alienate and provoke Americans as the United States needs to move forward. He said Biden's promises to unite the nation would make it difficult to impeach him.
That may be the case, though, with Republicans running a lengthy campaign to win Biden's election, in response to which Democrats have been quick to act on claims to unite the United States.
However the impeachment case presents some real practical challenges for Biden in the early days of his presidency The first reason is that the Senate will be busy deciding on Trump and perhaps that is why it will be unable to focus on implementing Biden's 100-day agenda, and that is because Biden Will not immediately confirm the appointments of members of the administration, which limits Biden's ability to run the federal government system successfully.
Biden has asked if the Senate, while sitting as a jury for the former president, could hold a part-time trial of Trump while working on ratification and legislation.
However, there is no guarantee that Republicans or non-partisan senators will support the plan.
The first 100 days are very important for any new president. This is the time when his political influence is greatest. But Trump's impeachment has at least diminished some of Biden's power.
